Let's not waste time, they look at these key components:
Snoring - Loud and persistent
Excessive daytime sleepiness: That's not to say you're sleeping in the daytime. Doctors have the instrumentation to determine, the body is tired. That's done by the blood oxygen saturation levels. How often do you fine yourself falling asleep doing important meetings or even while driving. The body is tired.
Breathing Disturbances: What that means is your breathing typically has a pattern while sleeping. The pattern has a dramatic emphasis on disruptive breathing pattern that can cause a gasp for air, choking & coughing.
High Blood Pressure: Sleep apnea is associated with an increase risk of hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases. And there is a remedy to help reduce the pattern which lead to hypertension, and your reading about it now.