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It looks really cool. Do you think there’s any applications to central or obstructive sleep apnea?
by selimthegrim 2y ago
It looks really cool. Do you think there’s any applications to central or obstructive sleep apnea?
- lukko 2y agoYes definitely. Potentially it could be diagnostic too - the periods of apnoea would probably have a unique audio and accelerometer signal. OSA is typically diagnosed now with polysomnographs, which have a lot of wires and sensors and are quite uncomfortable to sleep with. I think there are a few startups in this space, making much more lightweight and comfortable hardware. It may be interesting to just use a phone though..
- bboygravity 2y agoAnecdote: I did 5 sleep tests (over the course of 6 years or so) with different hospitals in different countries with very differing results. I (EE) have 0 trust in the hardware/software of some of these devices. 1st test (the most elaborate in-hospital polysomnography with the tons of wires and not being able to move around): AHI 17 Subsequent ones all of the "take-home/installed at homee" portable type: 2nd: AHI 6 3rd: magically completely cured AHI 0 4th: AHI 5 5th: AHI 7 Yeah right...
- heavysnorlax 2y agoHave you found any root cause or are you still suffering from sleeping issues? I also repeated 3 times the exam with different results and I'm a bit discouraged about this situation at the moment