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A sleep disorder that may require the use of a machine to force air gently into the nasal passages is called ________________.

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The type of sleep disorder that is being determined above is sleep apnea. This is the condition where a person sleeping is experiencing irregular breathing, demonstrating pauses in breathing. This requires a machine, in order to provide air in helping the person from having or of having shallow breathes as the person sleeps.
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