Other than the glowing numerals on the alarm clock registering 2:00 a.m., it's pitch black. You've spent the last three hours trying to get some sleep. Every bone and muscle in your body is crying out for rest!
But, no matter how hard you try, you just can't get to sleep. You would almost swear there's a freight train bearing down on you, but that rumbling roar isn't a train.
The reverberating cacophony is coming from your partner. That sweet, gentle person you swore to love, honor and cherish. Hmmm. . .if memory serves you correctly there was no mention of snoring!
If this sounds like you or someone you love, it's really no laughing matter, is it?
Often you have no idea that you have this disorder until your partner hears your loud snoring or some of the other symptoms which can actually be quite frightening. You may experience:
<ul>
<li>Choking noises</li>
<li>Gasping for breath</li>
<li>Loud pauses in breathing</li>
<li>Morning headaches</li>
<li>Excessive sleepiness during daytime hours</li>
<li>Lack of concentration</li>
</ul>
Feeling restless
<ul>
<li>Excessive night time perspiration</li>
<li>Morning heartburn</li>
<li>Increase in blood pressure</li>
<li>Lack of mental acuity</li>
<li>Irritability</li>
</ul>
Chapter 5 discusses these and more debilitating symptoms.
You may know that the medical community considers sleep apnea as an "incurable" disease. As a result of his biomedical science