My wife told me i stop breathing in my sleep for a few second she says it is happening a few times now can i am a 67year old male

It : It may be sleep apnea. To clarify the diagnosis, you should have a sleep study done, and if this is the case, there are now effective treatments for this condition. Sleep studies are often done by neurologists who specialize in sleep disorders but it could also be another specialist (e.g. Pulmonologist - a lung disease specialist) as well. You should discuss your wife's observations with your primary care doctor who may refer you to the appropriate specialist.

If : If you are stopping breathing and your wife notices, you probably are snoring with episodes of apnea. If you are overweight and have day time drowsiness, sleep apnea is the likely diagnosis. It is easy to screen for this by arranging nocturnal oximetry. If your oxygenation falls below 90% saturation repeatedly during the night, you almost certainly have sleep apnea. This is a common health problem that can cause hypertension and sudden death from arrhythmia. People with this condition are more likely to be involved in accidents while driving due to their drowsiness. Although a neck circumference of 17 inches or greater is associated with this health problem, we occasionally see skinny folks who have sleep apnea, too. If you flunk your nocturnal oximetry screen, a full sleep study should be done. This is done in a sleep lab and is quite expensive. My local oxygen supplier will do the nocturnal oximetry screening for $25 and it is the apneic patient with low oxygen levels who is most likely to develop arrhythmias which can be life threatening. Listen to your wife. This is one of the reasons married men live longer.

Quick : Quick input on this matter and to reiterate above posts; this could be a sleep apnea issue (also known as a breathing related sleep disorder) and there are two types of it, both treated by different forms of oxygen delivery (constant and variable) along with other things you can do (e.g. In obstructive type sleep apnea, weight loss). Strongly recommend getting evaluated by sleep disorder clinic.

I'll : I'll chime in to support the two previous contributors on this - you really should get this evaluated. Untreated sleep apnea can cause all kinds of other (even seemingly unrelated) problems that can all be made to go away with the right treatment... One other thing; if your doctor ends up prescribing a cpap, and you have difficulties with the mask - don't just refuse to use it, as i've seen happen with too many patients. Look into the small, nasal only version, and/or any other options to allow yourself to utilize the treatment.