The sleeping disorder that I chose is sleep apnea. When a person has sleep apnea, they stop breathing for a short amount of time while they are sleeping. There are actually three different kinds of sleep apnea. They are obstructive sleep apnea, central sleep apnea, and complex sleep apnea syndrome. Obstructive sleep apnea is caused by the muscles in the back of the throat. These muscles relax and cause the airways to contract or close as a person breathes in. This doesn’t allow people to receive sufficient air. Central sleep apnea is caused by the brain’s failure to send signals to the muscles that control breathing. Complex sleep apnea syndrome is actually caused by both obstructive and central sleep apnea. The symptoms for the three different
