Apple Watch sleep apnea detection gets FDA approval

Re:Apple Watch sleep apnea detection gets FDA approval by mikaraento on Monday September 16, 2024 @01:53PM (#41558666)

Things that have helped me:

- nose mask rather than full face mask

- nasal spray if my nose feels congested

- upping the pressure. In theory a professional is supposed to set your pressure but I do tweak mine. If the setting is not visible it's probably in a hidden menu - Google for how to enable it for your machine.

- sleeping pills

I hope you find a solution. Sleep apnea is terrible.

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Re:Apple Watch sleep apnea detection gets FDA approval by adrr on Monday September 16, 2024 @04:16PM (#41560264)

I’ve seen someone go from AHI of 15 to a 1 during at at-home sleep study and asked what they did differently, they said their nose was stuffy so they took some cold medicine/allergy before bed.

I wish at-home sleep tests didn’t require a physician to prescribe and review results. It would allow people to experiment with sleeping positions, snore guards and other methods to get their AHI down.

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Re:Apple Watch sleep apnea detection gets FDA approval by elric on Monday September 16, 2024 @03:32PM (#41559695)

Please don't recommend sleeping pills to people who have sleep apnea. They can make apneas worse.

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