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Re:Apple Watch sleep apnea detection gets FDA approval by outworlder on Monday September 16, 2024 @03:02PM (#41559360)
> in practice this feature seems almost useless to me

Maybe to you, assuming you don't have sleep apnea.

Far too many people have it and it goes undiagnosed. Until that person goes on to have a stroke, heart attack or sleeps at the wheel.

It's a silent killer and I suspect we have an epidemic.

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Re:Apple Watch sleep apnea detection gets FDA approval by tw04 on Monday September 16, 2024 @04:21PM (#41560348)
You’re missing the point. It’s not useless as a feature in a vacuum. It seems useless on a device that needs to be charged every night to be used during the day. I’m extremely skeptical of the folks saying they only need to charge for 20 minutes to get by for 24 hours when the specs say other wise and friends that have Apple Watches say otherwise as well.
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