STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- James Collins, a 29-year-old hospital administrator from Travis, couldn’t understand what was causing his chronic fatigue.

“Even just sitting down on the couch was a no-go,” he said. “I would fall right asleep.”

Concerned his snoring might be a clue, his wife, Bianca, used her cellphone to record episodes of James “gasping for air” while napping on the couch. A sleep study revealed he was suffering from severe obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA -- a serious condition where breathing repeatedly stops and starts during sleep due to a blockage in the upper airway.

Sleep apnea affects 30 million Americans, according to the American Medical Association. If left untreated, it can lead to a variety of health issues including heart disease, stroke, Type 2 diabetes and liver

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