Sleep apnea is considered a sleep disorder in which your breathing is constantly interrupted while you sleep. This breathing issue usually pauses for 10 to 20 seconds and can occur 5 to 100 times per hour. A lack of oxygen during an episode of sleep apnea makes you wake up – usually so briefly that you don’t remember it. But these disruptions to your natural sleep patterns mean you spend more time in light sleep and less time in deep restorative sleep: you need to be energetic, mentally sharp, and productive the next day. Sleep apnea can also cause a variety of health problems, in some cases fatal. Therefore, it is important to take it seriously and make an appointment with us.