Snoring is the sound of a partially narrowed airway vibrating during breathing. Sleep apnea occurs when that airway collapses completely, causing breathing to stop for 10 seconds or more at a time. Sleep apnea carries serious health risks including hypertension, heart disease, and diabetes. At PulmoVista Clinics’ snoring and sleep disorder clinic, Dr. Dixit Kumar Thakur uses sleep studies to determine which condition a patient has and prescribe the appropriate treatment.