To be more precise, according to @ginfreely herself, she has:Lol...She is having sleep apnea now rah
sammyboy.com/threads/i-have-been-diagnosed-with-severe-sleep-apnea.256329
and according to:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apnea–hypopnea index
"The Apnea–Hypopnea Index or Apnoea–Hypopnoea Index (AHI) is an index used to indicate the severity of sleep apnea. It is represented by the number of apnea and hypopnea events per hour of sleep. The apneas (pauses in breathing) must last for at least 10 seconds and be associated with a decrease in blood oxygenation. Combining AHI and oxygen desaturation gives an overall sleep apnea severity score that evaluates both the number of sleep disruptions and the degree of oxygen desaturation (low oxygen level in the blood).
The AHI is calculated by dividing the number of apnea events by the number of hours of sleep. The AHI values for adults are categorized as:
Normal: AHI<5
Mild sleep apnea: 5≤AHI<15
Moderate sleep apnea: 15≤AHI<30
Severe sleep apnea: AHI≥30"
For example:
sammyboy.com/posts/2755949
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Snoring_under_severe_sleep_apnoea_-_1741-7015-9-17.oga
("This audio sequence, with a duration of 47 s, begins with strong rhythmic snoring, followed by a long (32 s) period of sleep apnoea (i.e. breathing pause), before snoring is finally resumed (the slightly audible background noise is due to a TV set).")
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