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Sleep apnea - Answers-a potentially serious disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts during sleep for long-enough periods to cause a measurable decrease in blood oxygen levels Snoring - Answers-which can be a symptom of sleep apnea, is noisy breathing caused by vibration of the soft palate Expectoration - Answers-is the act of coughing up and spitting out saliva, mucus, or other body fluid Hemoptysis - Answers-is the expectoration of blood or blood-stained sputum derived ...