American Sleep Apnea Association Explained

American Sleep Apnea Association
Abbreviation:	ASAA^[1]
Formation:	1990
Type:	non-profit organization

The American Sleep Apnea Association (ASAA) is a non-profit organization founded in 1990 by persons with sleep apnea, health care providers and researchers.^[2] The association offers education and advocacy services to improve the lives of sleep apnea patients.

In March 2016, the organization partnered with IBM Watson to launch a ResearchKit study app called SleepHealth, to study the connection between sleep habits and health outcomes.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rolling. Alice. Aug 2020. Sleep Apnea – American Sleep Apnea Association (ASAA). live. 2020-08-04. American Sleep Apnea Association. https://web.archive.org/web/19991122034257/http://www.sleepapnea.org:80/ . 1999-11-22 .
2. Book: Wolf-Meyer, Matthew J. . The Slumbering Masses: Sleep, Medicine, and Modern American Life . 113–114 . 2012 . . 9780816674749 .
3. News: American Sleep Apnea Association, IBM launch sleep-focused ResearchKit app . Mobi Health News . March 2, 2016 . October 26, 2022.