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#118 - Apple Watches and Sleep Apnea: Watch It Now, Here It Comes

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On September 16th, 2024, Apple announced their new sleep apnea detection feature for their Apple Watch device had received FDA approval for the detection of mild to moderate sleep apnea. While this is an exciting development in the consumer medical field. In this episode, there are some concerns about this technology. In this episode we will:

  • Touch upon the numbers when it comes to sleep apnea
  • Understand why there is a market for sleep apnea detection
  • Describe the technology Apple uses to detect sleep apnea
  • Review the concept of true positive, true negative, false positive, an false negative results and how they relate to the concepts of sensitivity and specificity.
  • Compare the sensitivity of the Apple Watch to chance, home sleep testing, etc.
  • Consider the ideal sleep apnea screening characteristics

Produced by: Maeve Winter
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Thanks for listening and sleep well!

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Manage episode 441336836 series 3365942
Content provided by Chris Winter, MD, Chris Winter, and MD. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Chris Winter, MD, Chris Winter, and MD or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://ppacc.player.fm/legal.

On September 16th, 2024, Apple announced their new sleep apnea detection feature for their Apple Watch device had received FDA approval for the detection of mild to moderate sleep apnea. While this is an exciting development in the consumer medical field. In this episode, there are some concerns about this technology. In this episode we will:

  • Touch upon the numbers when it comes to sleep apnea
  • Understand why there is a market for sleep apnea detection
  • Describe the technology Apple uses to detect sleep apnea
  • Review the concept of true positive, true negative, false positive, an false negative results and how they relate to the concepts of sensitivity and specificity.
  • Compare the sensitivity of the Apple Watch to chance, home sleep testing, etc.
  • Consider the ideal sleep apnea screening characteristics

Produced by: Maeve Winter
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Thanks for listening and sleep well!

  continue reading

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