Three words: Breath Right Strips. Get ‘em. They work.

Lols — this isn’t a scientific article. It’s a blog. And one observed instance most certainly does contradict the statement that people don’t sneeze in their sleep. Even one person sneezing in their sleep would contradict it. Now, if the article had said *most* don’t, that would be different (though I still take issue with it, since REM atonia would only apply to a portion of one’s sleep. According to WebMD, the proportion of REM to non-REM sleep varies, but in infants it’s usually about half REM, and in adults it’s only about 20% REM. That means for most of the night, you will not be experiencing REM atonia, even if you are entirely normal.

With sleep apnea, people generally snore for a bit, then there’s a pause (meaning they’ve stopped breathing). This is usually followed by a loud snore or snort, during which the person wakes up briefly, then falls back asleep.

I suffer from sleep apnea, and use a breathing machine called a CPAP every night, which has a mask that goes over my nose. I hate it, but I do it because I’m scared of the health consequences if I leave this untreated. At least when I use the machine/mask, I wake up feeling refreshed.

I am 29 years old and 125 pounds, so sleep apnea is definitely not a disorder only for overweight, middle-aged men.

My dad has a terrible case of it. 3 surgeries, a c-pap machine (a face mask you wear at night attached to a machine that forces air into your throat), and now a mouth guard. He hated the machine, but the mouth guard seems to work. It just pulls the lower jaw out enough to keep the tongue from falling back. Look into it.