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When someone snores loudly and suddenly chokes and jerks awake, what is their brain desperately attempting to do?

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When someone snores loudly and suddenly chokes and jerks awake, what is their brain desperately attempting to do?

When someone snores loudly and suddenly chokes and jerks awake, what is their brain desperately attempting to do?
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