Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a condition where you temporarily stop breathing (apnea or apnoea) while you’re sleeping. Your breaths could also be very shallow (hypopnea or hypopnoea). These temporary cessations of breathing or bouts of shallow breathing can last from a few seconds to a few minutes and can happen so many times an hour, even more than 30-60 times within a one-hour time span.

They may be accompanied by loud snorting, gasping or choking. This condition can interrupt you from getting a good night’s sleep, causing you to be tired and sleepy during the day.