Question

Sarah’s grandfather takes a nap in his recliner while snoring loudly. When he suddenly stops snoring, Sarah looks to see if he is fine. He appears not to be breathing. For a moment Sarah wonders if he’s dead, but suddenly he coughs and resumes snoring. Sarah’s grandfather appears to suffer from:

Answer 1

Answer:

Sleep apnea.

Explanation:

Sleep apnea:

Sleep apnea is considered as serious sleep disorder in which patient's breathing during sleep repeatedly stop and start along with snoring.

So, here the scenario that Sarah's grandfather is suffering from sleep apnea because he takes nap on recliner and suddenly stop snoring and stop breathing and again resume the breathing along with snoring.

Answer 2

Answer:

Sarah’s grandfather takes a nap in his recliner while snoring loudly. When he suddenly stops snoring, Sarah looks to see if he is fine. He appears not to be breathing. For a moment Sarah wonders if he’s dead, but suddenly he coughs and resumes snoring. Sarah’s grandfather appears to suffer from the disorder termed as sleep apnea.                                                                                                  

Explanation:

• We can experience or observe some individuals making sounds i.e snoring while they are sleeping, and they may be seem to be not breathing at certain moments while we can some times panic and rush towards the person to know if whether he is any longer alive or not. So, we should not panic as it is a disorder called as the sleep apnea.
• While, the disorder can be treated well by applying various techniques.