In contrast, Manser says, a person's passive vocabulary consists of the words whose meanings they knowâso that they do not have to look the words up in a dictionaryâbut which they would not necessarily use in ordinary conversation or writing (The Penguin Writer's Manual, 2004).
Sleep Apnea, Night Terrors, and Nightmares. Sleep apnea may also be to blame for your nightmares. During sleep apnea, your brain senses the low oxygen and realizes that you are under a very real threatâyou are being choked or smothered by your own bodyâand if nothing is done you will die.
The problem is that things that go on at night tend to carry over in the daytime, even when the sleep apnea patient is awake. The low oxygen levels at night seem to trigger multiple mechanisms that persist during the daytime, even when the patient is breathing normally. Video production in partnership with.