One of the main symptoms one with apnea will notice is that they are always too tired to do anything. They will have no energy, and will often drop off in a nap if they get still long enough.

There are 2 types of sleep apnea-the most common (90%+)is called “obstructive apnea” and involves air passages becoming restricted during sleep. There is a lot of snoring. Usually the spouse of a person with obstructive apnea will know it. It is generally well treated with a “c-pap” machine. Positive air pressure is kept on the breathing passages to help keep them open. The success rate of treatment is generally very high.

Then there is “central apnea” where the brain forgets to send out the signal to breathe. This is not common. Treatment usually is done with a “v-pap” machine (there are other types), and often medication (sleeping pill) is required. The “v-pap” varies in pressure from intake to outgo, and can even ventilate the patient when they stop breathing. Success is not nearly as good as with Obstructive apnea.
Some people have varying degrees of both apneas called “complex apnea”.

Sleep studies are expensive, about $4 grand. Some c-paps are just a few hundred dollars. But variable pressure auto ventilators costs about $6 grand. If you have a decent insurance, then you may only spent a few hundred out of pocket.

Sleep apnea is dangerous.

Here’s a blog that goes more into detail about this disorder – http://stop-sleep-apnea.blogspot.com/

If he does have apnea it means he’s not getting enough air flow into his lungs.

Hope it helps. Also if you need help finding some other information. Please feel free to contact me.

The mouthpiece significantly improved my symptoms and I sleep much better. Mouthpieces help some people, although CPAP machines are best for most cases. You cannot get a CPAP machine without a sleep study as it requires a prescription, only the dental mouthpiece can be obtained without a prescription. Of course, you should have a sleep study performed by a sleep lab. What I did is not consistent with proper diagnosis and treatment.

Snoring is not a problem (except it’s loud and it keeps you awake). But if you hear him stop breathing all together, that’s sleep apnea. I’m not sure how doctors test for it, but that’s what it is, and if you’re in the same bed you have the opportunity to observe it.

Snoring is most of the time because of energetic blockage in the middle part of the body (where the main organs are located). Of course the real cause (the original cause) can be somewhere else as there are many connections in the body.

Also take care not to eat too late (because when the stomach is busy, the middle is a little ‘blocked’ since all energy naturally goes to the body), try eating the last time before 3 pm for a while, and see if that has any effect on you.

About the skepps, they often have something to say, but more often they are just a joke.
A joke is a signal from the universe that you need to laugh more in life.
To laugh more will give you a better natural immune system.
That’s why the skepps are out there.

Good luck.