INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
Most people recognize that there is nothing quite as refreshing and important as a good night's sleep, waking up in the morning bright and active to start the new day. There is also something very necessary about good sleep because if sleep is shortened or disrupted even for one night, most of us will feel tired and irritable until we have good quality sleep again. For most of the people, sleep at night re-fuels and services both body and mind, so as to be prepared for activities during the day. But for some reasons, there are some people experiencing sleep problems—one of which is snoring. It is common knowledge that even one night of poor sleep makes learning harder. People with severe …show more content…
In untreated sleep apnea, breathing is briefly interrupted or becomes very shallow during sleep. These breathing pauses typically last between 10 to 20 seconds and can occur up to hundreds of times a night, jolting you out of your natural sleep rhythm. As a consequence, you spend more time in light sleep and less time in the deep, restorative sleep you need to be energetic, mentally sharp, and productive the next day. This problem can cause drowsiness during the day, slow reflexes, poor concentration and an increase risk of accidents. (Melinda Smith, M.A., Lawrence Robinson, Greg Boose, and Robert Segal, M.A., January …show more content…
But then, our data cannot say that for the whole world knowing that there are other situations and other effects of snoring. Most of the students who snore are doing a lot of activities during wakening hours and are tired or sleepy during class on the next day. Students who snore do not get enough sleep because snoring can block a person in going into a deep, refreshing sleep which results to lack of energy when going to school thus increasing the chances of their grades getting lower than those of the non-snorers. Lucky for those who only snore sometimes, they will not experience the effects of OSA or Obstructive Sleep