Mr.Dayton often stops breathing while sleeping.He wakes up to snort air for a few seconds before falling back to sleep.Mrs.Dayton complains that her husband snores.Clearly,Mr.Dayton suffers from
A) sleep apnea.
B) narcolepsy.
C) insomnia.
D) night terrors.

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Mr. Dayton's symptoms of snoring and stopping breathing during sleep point towards sleep apnea, a sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts during sleep. The snorting and gasping for air when waking up is a common symptom of sleep apnea.

MrDayton Often Stops Breathing While Sleeping