That's a CPAP machine.
Can be fixed. I've spoken to quite a few patients who use
the CPAP machine and they all swear by it. They will not
sleep without it because they all tell me that they feel so much
better and more energetic sleeping with the CPAP on.
Looks like once I get myself hooked onto one, a lot a lot of my
health issues and such will probably disappear!! 
My
close buddy was telling me that she thought my extreme moodiness
and depression appeared to coincide with the aggravation of my
sleep apnoea too.
Basically, I'm just relieved that something will be done soon
because everytime we stop breathing in our sleep, the body gets
distressed and releases adrenaline, which then forces us to take a
huge gulp of air and in the process, we wake up in the middle of
the night without knowing why and with really serious heart
palpitations. If left untreated for a long period of time, it
can actually trigger heart attacks! 
Peeps, if you know of family members or friends who snore
extremely loudly and sound like they are gasping for breath, pls
get them into a Sleep Disorders clinic!
Well, hope that thing really solves the problem and you can finally
enjoy a better quality of life 
