Sleep apnea is a common disorder where an individual’s breathing is briefly and repeatedly interrupted during sleep (Chieh-Lung Chou, Hsieh, Chen, Chang, Hang & Liang, 2015). The two types of sleep apnea are central sleep apnea and obstructive sleep apnea. Central sleep apnea is caused by an abnormality in the brain that does not send proper signals to the muscles that control breathing. The most common form of sleep apnea, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), is breathing that is interrupted due to relaxation muscles partially or completely obstructing the upper airway (Columbia Encyclopedia, 2016). Due to the airway being partially or completely blocked, there is usually 10 to 20 seconds of breathing cessation where the brain panics due to low
