Have him have a sleep study done to rule out that apnea for sure. No biggie, just have it ruled out.

He may suffer from narcolepsy, a condition that causes a person to spontaneously fall asleep. He should consult with a sleep specialist or neurologist. Both narcolepsy and sleep apnea are treatable conditions and people usually respond well to treatment.

Thanks for the help :] He's going to his dr. sometime next week so hopefully they'll figure something out but I heard it takes a long time to diagnose sleep disorders..?
Is sleep apnea hereditary?

Yes sleep apnea is hereditary and its very dangerous it may lead to death below are some of the symptoms of sleep apnea
* Loud Snoring . Many, but not all people who snore have sleep apnea.
* Frequent cessation of breathing . Ask someone with whom you share a bedroom, or record yourself sleeping. Pauses often last 2-10 seconds, but they can be even longer.
* Frequent awakening . Do you startle yourself awake in the middle of the night, perhaps gasping for air? It may seem like you snored so loudly you woke yourself up, but it’s really due to that pause in your breathing.
* Waking up in a sweat during the night.
* Unrefreshing sleep . People with sleep apnea still feel tired in the morning because they didn’t get much sleep overnight.
* Daytime sleepiness . If you’re so tired during the day that you nearly fall asleep while driving or doing other things that require concentration, sleep apnea is a likely cause.
* Headaches . The low oxygen and high carbon dioxide levels overnight, combined with inadequate sleep, can cause severe headaches, especially first thing in the morning.
* sore throat, or dry mouth in the mornings after waking up
* Sexual dysfunction — Obstructive sleep apnea sufferers may experience a lack of sexual desire due to fatigue and even impotence in men.

Poor memory is a big indicator. When your body is in deep REM sleep, many good things happen. The body fixes itself and memories are built - maintained, whatever. Sufferers of Apnea do not get deep REM sleep because the body is constantly waking itself to get air. This accounts for daytime sleepiness and a lack of memory.

When I read the symptoms of Apnea it was like a bomb went off in my head. EVERYTHING about it fit me. Just to know there was a reason was calming enough.

When it first started happening my doctor wanted to put me on anti-depressants. Hey, I'm no doctor but I knew I didn't need to be medicated. He looked into another couple of things before my sister, a respiratory therapist, suggested it might be sleep apnea.

I went for a sleep study and they told me that I had it bad. They put me on that CPAP machine and it helped but I hated that thing. Luckily I had surgery to correct it. Surgery isn't always a cure but it was for me (though the recovery from that surgery was the two most painful weeks of my life.)

But anyone experiencing these symptoms should ask their doctor about Apnea. This is especially true if you are overweight because that makes it worse. Sometimes just losing weight can make it stop (not that that is so easy.)

http://www.sleepapnea.org/info/index.html

Good luck!