Getting your z’s is about a lot more than counting sheep

Pain is nature’s way of telling you there’s a problem – whether you pull your hand away from the hot stove or you see your doctor.
Unless, that is, your problem is sleep apnea, one of a number of sleep disorders affecting one in three Americans. In this case, you stop breathing for 10 seconds or more during sleep and your oxygen saturation level drops by at least 3 percent. Long-term, this can result in heart and brain damage.
But because it doesn’t hurt to stop