Unlike mild snoring, people with sleep apnea stop breathing completely for 10 seconds or more, usually 10 to 60 times. People with severe sleep apnea may have more than 100 wake-ups. If your partner hears a loud snoring, he is interrupted silently when you breathe back, and then squeaks or suffocates. This pattern may indicate sleep apnea. Although snoring and sleep apnea are related diseases, not all snorers suffer from sleep apnea, and not all patients with sleep apnea experience snoring.
