This condition affects millions of people and is truly a phantom of the night-hidden from you while you sleep so you may never suspect it. When you go to sleep, the muscles of the throat relax as a normal part of the sleep process. However, this relaxation may lead to a partial closure of the throat, causing a vibration that we hear as snoring. In individuals with SAS, this relaxation progresses to the point where the passage for air is blocked completely, which stops the breath. The brain responds by waking the patient up a little to open the air passage.
Breathing begins again, but the natural sleep cycle is interrupted.
Benefits of treating sleep apnea Sleep disorders may rob you of your capacity to enjoy life and keep you from your goals, no matter how hard you try. Feel alive, strong, more vigorous. Have the energy and drive to achieve what you set out to do each day. Wake up refreshed each morning. Wake up without a headache.