Apple Watch sleep apnea detection gets FDA approval

Re:Apple Watch sleep apnea detection gets FDA approval by elric on Monday September 16, 2024 @03:25PM (#41559587)

Heated humidification is a crux. You only "really" need it when you have a mouth leak ( or if it's awfully cold and dry in your bedroom, like an igloo?). It also vastly increases the amount of maintenance you have to do on your CPAP device. It makes your masks wear our quicker. It makes your hose more susceptible to growing mold etc.

The real trick is to fix your mouth leak. Getting on the right pressure helps with that. Fixing your sleeping position can help. Mouth tape can help. A cervical collar can help. Anything that will help you keep your mouth shut at night.

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Re:Apple Watch sleep apnea detection gets FDA approval by david-gpu on Monday September 16, 2024 @04:00PM (#41560073)

Humidification is necessary in any place where winter is cold. Cold air can't hold much absolute moisture, and as you warm it up to room temperature, the relative humidity of that air drops. In Canada you will often find the relative humidity of the room to be below 10% in winter, which is uncomfortable even in the absence of CPAP.

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Re:Apple Watch sleep apnea detection gets FDA approval by slaymaker1907 on Tuesday September 17, 2024 @02:05PM (#41570729)

I don't use the heated hose, but the humidity is invaluable since my sinuses often end up clogged if I don't use it. However, I also live in a desert and regularly have ~20% humidity in my house.

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