Breathing a sigh of relief

Breathing clear: Sia giving the thumbs up five days after undergoing the robotic surgical procedure for his severe sleep apnea problems.

KUALA LUMPUR: For 12 years, businessman Sia Ah Chai slept on a chair at night because he could not breathe when lying down on his bed.

Sia, 47, from Johor, suffered from severe obstructive sleep apnea and would wake up feeling exhausted.