Sleep Apnea Detection: Inside the Apple Watch Algorithm

Listen to Talking Sleep, a podcast of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), to keep up on the latest developments in clinical sleep medicine and sleep disorders.
In this episode, host Dr. Seema Khosla explores the new Apple Watch OSA screening algorithm with Dr. Matt Bianchi, a research scientist from Apple's Health Technologies team. Learn about the innovative technology that monitors sleep patterns and potentially identifies sleep apnea risk through advanced wearable device capabilities.
Discover how this algorithm uses accelerometry and breathing disturbance detection to screen for potential sleep apnea, its limitations, and implications for patient care. The conversation delves into the algorithm's performance, its role in consumer health technology, and guidance for sleep medicine professionals navigating new diagnostic tools. Whether you're a clinician or interested in sleep health technology, this episode offers critical insights into the future of sleep disorder screening.
Join Dr. Khosla as she takes an in-depth look at issues impacting the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders through conversations with clinicians, researchers, sleep team members and other health care experts working to help us sleep well so we can live well.
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