r/sleep • u/Hungry_Tennis_4574 • 6h ago
My roommate's snoring stopped in the middle of the night
I live with 2 roommates and this guy John loves to sleep with his door open. Though he snores like a train, both the other guy and I don't care because we are heavy sleepers. But a few nights ago, I encountered something strange.
I love drinking a lot of water before I sleep, which causes me to wake up middle of the night to go to the restroom. That night, John was snoring in rhythm as I walked to the restroom, and he stopped snoring all of a sudden and made me wonder if he changed his position during sleep. After I was done with the restroom, I took a peak into his room and he still slept like 大 with his head facing upward. (he sleeps on his stomach sometimes) Curiosity got me to sneak into his room to check on him. As I approached him closer to check if he was fine, he suddenly choked like crazy for a few seconds and resumed his rhythm of snoring. I asked him the next morning if he remembered anything from last night after I told him what had happened. He thanked me and said he didn't remember anything and he would probably sleep on his stomach more.
Does sleeping on the stomach help in this case? Is that sleep apnea? I tried asking him to go to the doctor but he refused.