Devices for Home Detection of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Review

One of the most common sleep-related disorders is obstructive sleep apnea, characterized by a reduction of airflow while breathing during sleep and cause significant health problems. This disorder is mainly diagnosed in sleep labs with polysomnography, involving high costs and stress for the patient. To address this situation multiple systems have been proposed to conduct the examination and analysis in the patient ’s home, using sensors to detect physiological signals that are examined by algorithms.
Source: Sleep Medicine Reviews - Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Tags: Technical Review Source Type: research