How Sleep Apnea Affects a Partner's Health

• The old “you go to the other room” works, but it does cut down on communication time and bonding.
• Putting a pillow over the snorer’s face sounds good and it does muffle the snoring, but it can also cause death due to asphyxiation. So, this is not a solution. (No joke, there are cases where this has happened.)

What is needed is a caring doctor who will give the same treatments to men, women, and children. Managing sleep apnea is as simple as using a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy, avoiding smoking, losing weight and giving up alcohol before bedtime.