Snoring, gasping for air, tossing and turning.
"I used to wake up in the morning just saturated because my body was fighting too hard to make me breathe," said Ernie Carney, sleep apnea patient.
For millions of people like Carney, getting a good night is difficult. Carney’s lack of sleep at night put him up in a fog during the day.
"I'd get up in the morning get in the car to go to work and have trouble staying awake at red lights," Carney said.
At the Strong Sleep Center, Carney was diagnosed with sleep apnea, a partial or full closure of the airway that causes a patient to stop breathing.
"My oxygen levels really dropped low at night," said Carney.
Carney was fitted with a CPAP machine. It works by pushing enough oxygen through the airway to keep it open during sleep. He noticed a difference in just a few weeks.
"I just can't sleep without it. I can really feel my throat starting to close up if I don't put it on," Carney said.
For millions of people, sleeping is difficult because of apnea.
Carney said the CPAP has changed life.
“My wife is much happier. These are relationship savers," Carney said.
Carney was so happy with his treatment that he took a job at the Strong Sleep Center.
"I'm excited because not only has it helped me, I get to show people how it can help them. I have firsthand experience that this really works," Carney said.
He says the CPAP machine isn't for everyone, but for Carney it beats the alternative.
"I can’t say loud enough, this had really helped me, helped my life," he said.
For more information go to www.stronghealth.com.