Sleep Apnea Analysis

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With more than three million cases per year in the United States alone the interruption of one’s breathing during sleep, more commonly referred to as sleep apnea, is formulating into a more serious problem as time passes. A prime example of severe sleep apnea, Mike Napoli- first baseman for the Red Sox, has suffered from this disorder since his early twenties. Over the past ten years, Napoli claims to remember one dream alone and comments, “I was in a mall, doing flips, twirling around” (McCarthy 49). Napoli discusses his struggle to fall asleep and stay asleep by stating, “I used to wake up 50 or a hundred times a night” (McCarthy 49), which must have been torture considering Napoli should be well rested for his MLB games. After suffering