Obstructive sleep apnea is a disorder that disrupts sleep hundreds of times every night. It's caused by:

• Obesity, which causes flabby fat deposits in the throat area that can block the air passages.
• Enlarged tonsils and adenoids that block air passages.
• Deformed or too large uvula. This is the fleshy lobe at the back of the throat.
• Abnormality of the soft palate or roof of the mouth.
• Too large or thick tongue.
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease or heartburn, when the stomach acid sometimes moves up...