When I was married if I snored my ex would smack the bed beside me to wake me up and make me stop snoring. It got so when I started to snore I'd wake myself up. I slept so much better post divorce. 15 years later, I have sleep apnea. I started CPAP about 3 months ago. I often wonder if I had it then and he just didn't know the difference. BUT, the sleep apnea was noticed at my last colonoscopy, so maybe not. I had previous colonoscopies and other procedures when I've been under anesthesia and nothing was noted. My first ex husband had sleep apnea, but that was before we knew what sleep apnea was. He was 27, I was 20. I learned about cpap and sleep apnea about 3 years after we divorced. CPAP was developed in the late 70 by an Australian scientist trying to help his pug dogs breathe better.