[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":325},["ShallowReactive",2],{"slug-sleepon-go2sleep-review":3},{"post":4,"relatedPosts":203,"relatedBooks":324},{"id":5,"date":6,"date_gmt":7,"guid":8,"modified":10,"modified_gmt":11,"slug":12,"status":13,"type":14,"link":15,"title":16,"content":18,"excerpt":21,"author":23,"featured_media":24,"comment_status":25,"ping_status":25,"sticky":20,"template":26,"format":27,"meta":28,"categories":29,"tags":31,"project_category":52,"contact_email_category":53,"yst_prominent_words":54,"class_list":63,"better_featured_image":91,"acf":138,"yoast_meta":146,"_links":149},25078,"2019-10-15T14:00:34","2019-10-15T12:00:34",{"rendered":9},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=25078&_wpnonce=950e762083&status=auto-draft&type=post","2023-07-04T10:00:19","2023-07-04T08:00:19","sleepon-go2sleep-review","publish","post","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fsleepon-go2sleep-review",{"rendered":17},"One Ring To Rule Them All? – The SleepOn Go2Sleep Review",{"rendered":19,"protected":20},"\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"5px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp style=\"color: #555;font-size: 12px;line-height: 14px\">THIS ARTICLE HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2019. THE INFORMATION SHARED IN THE ARTICLE WAS ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF ITS PUBLICATION, BUT IT MAY BE OUT OF DATE NOW. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmagazine\">BROWSE OUR LATEST ARTICLES HERE\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd> \u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We’re so good at sleeping that we can even do it with our eyes shut. Still, there’s always room for improvement. Sleep tracking is a great way to get to know ourselves a bit better and even improve our way of life. It’s expensive and complicated to get a professional sleep analysis but with health gadgets on the rise, we have more and more options to take things into our own hands. SleepOn Go2Sleep promises to help us understand our sleeping patterns better through its ring-shaped sleep tracker. We got curious about what it can do, so we tested it for a couple of days. Here’s our comprehensive review.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Big idea behind a small device\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Spending the night in the hospital wired up to different machines doesn’t sound like the perfect setting for inventing new things. \u003Cstrong>Claus, the founder of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sleepon.us\u002F\">SleepOn\u003C\u002Fa>, had a heart attack in 2015 and was admitted to the ICU. He had terrible sleeping habits that affected his health, but he never bothered to change them\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Undergoing polysomnography – the gold standard of sleep tests used to set up diagnoses in sleep medicine -, he had wires and medical devices all around him, which made it quite hard to fall asleep. It’s hard enough to do so after the shocking event of a heart attack, not to mention this unnatural, uncomfortable hospital setting. He was determined to find a lighter wireless device to measure important parameters and the overall quality of sleep for everyday use. A device to help him act more consciously and to be able to keep track of habits affecting his rest. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Before his heart attack, Claus and his team had invented the first heart rate monitoring watch, so this project was exactly their cup of tea. They started it after his recovery and during the experience, the team realized something important: the number of people with sleeping disorders and bad sleeping habits is on the rise\u003C\u002Fstrong>. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F10\u002F040_sleepelf-512x288.png\" alt=\"SleepOn Go2Sleep review\" class=\"wp-image-22064\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F10\u002F040_sleepelf-512x288.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F10\u002F040_sleepelf-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F10\u002F040_sleepelf-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F10\u002F040_sleepelf.png 870w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Sleep is a basic need, not a luxury\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>One of the reasons is that although quality sleep is a basic need, we treat it as a luxury. It is alarming that according to a \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fnews.gallup.com\u002Fpoll\u002F166553\u002Fless-recommended-amount-sleep.aspx\">Gallup\u003C\u002Fa> poll, over the past 50 years we have lost one hour on average: we’re \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.inc.com\u002Fjulian-hayes-ii\u002Fthink-just-sleep-on-it-is-dumb-advice-science-says-it-actually-improves-your-emotional-intelligence.html\">sleeping\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.inc.com\u002Fjulian-hayes-ii\u002Fthink-just-sleep-on-it-is-dumb-advice-science-says-it-actually-improves-your-emotional-intelligence.html\"> one hour less per night\u003C\u002Fa> than we did back in the 1950s. Moreover, many people take pride in sleeping as little as possible – especially on college campuses or in the tech sector and Silicon Valley, saying they’ll sleep when they are dead. Well, inadequate shuteye can eventually lead there – it has long been known that sleep deprivation has even been used for a long time as a means of interrogation by many secret services, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theguardian.com\u002Fus-news\u002F2014\u002Fdec\u002F09\u002Fcia-torture-methods-waterboarding-sleep-deprivation\">including the CIA\u003C\u002Fa>. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Thus, we have known it for a long time that \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fhow-to-measure-sleep\u002F\">\u003Cstrong>sleep is a very basic human need\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cstrong>: it’s not only necessary for maintaining basic cognitive functions, like memory and concentration, and a healthy and stable mental state, but without enough sleep we’re more susceptible to infectious diseases, circulatory problems, and even Alzheimer’s.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"342\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F10\u002FSleep-Tracking-512x342.jpg\" alt=\"how to sleep\" class=\"wp-image-22011\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F10\u002FSleep-Tracking-512x342.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F10\u002FSleep-Tracking-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F10\u002FSleep-Tracking.jpg 870w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: https:\u002F\u002Ffitiv.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Fitting a sleep lab in 6 grams\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It’s easy to see why we were so excited to test Go2Sleep, SleepOn’s sleep tracking ring. It’s small, it’s smart and has the potential to improve our quality of life. Opening the box, we can find the tracker itself, three different-sized silicone rings, a charger, a micro USB cable, and the user manual with a warranty card. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>The minimalist and smart design makes it easy to set up the ring. The magnetic charger takes around two hours to fully charge the device and the battery lasts up to 3 days\u003C\u002Fstrong>. To be able to see your data and keep track of your habits, you need to download the app (available on iOS and Android as well), which requires quite a few permissions, including access to location details, camera (if you want a personalized profile picture), information on other apps, phone identity and accounts. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F20190929_144417_HDR-512x288.jpg\" alt=\"SleepOn Go2Sleep review\" class=\"wp-image-25079\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F20190929_144417_HDR-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F20190929_144417_HDR-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F20190929_144417_HDR-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F20190929_144417_HDR-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F20190929_144417_HDR.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>The app is user-friendly and transparent, with short comments explaining all the technical terms.\u003C\u002Fstrong> It uses Bluetooth to communicate with the tracker, which works well, but unfortunately, the app itself only works with Bluetooth on. After waking up and taking the ring off, a report is being generated, which we can view after a short synchronization period. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>It promises to measure heart rate, blood oxygen levels, and movements to calculate sleep stages (awake time, light sleep, deep sleep, REM phase) and sleep apnea times (periods of shallow or no breathing) from these parameters. SleepOn offers a comfortable way to keep an eye on your sleep apnea score – we even got to know that up to four mild episodes are considered normal\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F20190929_143903_HDR-1-512x288.jpg\" alt=\"SleepOn Go2Sleep review\" class=\"wp-image-25081\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F20190929_143903_HDR-1-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F20190929_143903_HDR-1-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F20190929_143903_HDR-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F20190929_143903_HDR-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F20190929_143903_HDR-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Our personal experience \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>You wear the ring on your ring finger, the device facing your palm. It’s light and despite the snug-fitting silicone ring, it’s comfortable, no wires needed so it doesn’t disturb your sleep. The producers even made the gadget slightly waterproof, so you don’t have to take it off for a light handwash – although they don’t recommend it if you swim in your sleep…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, \u003Cstrong>not all features work as expected. The charger, the measuring device, and the app work well on their own but the program calculating results could use some improvement\u003C\u002Fstrong>. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>After a good night’s sleep, you get a sleep score based on the overall quality of your snooze and some tips on what needs improvement. There are easy-to-interpret diagrams for every category measured. Sleep stages are calculated from heart rate, heart rate variability, and movement, while  SleepOn Go2Sleep lets you monitor your HR and SpO2 in real-time. Unfortunately, \u003Cstrong>the sleep stage calculation did not work most of the time. Sleep stages and cycles were missing, and we couldn’t resolve this issue with the help of the support team either\u003C\u002Fstrong>. We contacted customer services via their website, and they replied within a day. So, it’s easy to get in touch with them, the design of the service looks great, and they are quick to answer but could not help that much. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>And since this feature didn’t work properly, we couldn’t use the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-top-sleep-apps-to-start-your-bedtime-tracking-journey\u002F\">smart alarm\u003C\u002Fa> either. That’s a pity as waking up at the right time during your sleep cycle could make all the difference in your mornings and it’s a must-have when it comes to sleep tracking devices. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002FS90926-002656-512x288.jpg\" alt=\"SleepOn Go2Sleep review\" class=\"wp-image-25089\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002FS90926-002656-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002FS90926-002656-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002FS90926-002656-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002FS90926-002656-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002FS90926-002656.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>On the bright side: sleep apnea tracking \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>What worked well is the sleep apnea tracking and alarm system. When your blood oxygen levels drop too much, the ring vibrates. That’s important because mild sleep apnea can be hard to diagnose as people don’t even realize they pause breathing during sleep\u003C\u002Fstrong>. This state has negative effects on many organs, including the brain. Keeping an eye on this data could help detect early symptoms and monitor them day by day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In addition, you have the option to assign labels to your sleep, which is a great way to help yourself be more conscious about how your actions during the day influence the quality and quantity of your sleep. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 grid-cols wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"512\" data-id=\"25093\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F1-288x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25093\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F1-288x512.jpg 288w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F1-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F1.jpg 608w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"608\" height=\"1080\" data-id=\"25094\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F2-288x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25094\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F2-288x512.jpg 288w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F2-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F2.jpg 608w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"512\" data-id=\"25095\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F3-288x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25095\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F3-288x512.jpg 288w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F3-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F3.jpg 608w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>All-in-all, \u003Cstrong>we feel that even if SleepOn Go2Sleep may not be the best sleep-tracking device on the market at the moment, it still has a lot to offer. It keeps track of a lot of data at the same time and gives new and interesting information about our habits. It is comfortable, lightweight and waterproof.\u003C\u002Fstrong> We were disappointed by two of the main functions not working properly- sleep cycle tracking and the smart alarm. One would provide important information on our health and the other would help us feel more relaxed in the mornings. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Although Go2Sleep by SleepOn could definitely help Gollum get his beauty sleep, it did not rule all gadgets we have tried in the last few years. With only a few improvements it could be a precious tool for everyday life, but until then we recommend you select a more trusted option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002FSleepOn_procon-512x512.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25091\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002FSleepOn_procon-512x512.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002FSleepOn_procon-768x768.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002FSleepOn_procon-150x150.png 150w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002FSleepOn_procon.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"10px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>At The Medical Futurist, we are building a community for making a bold vision about the future of healthcare reality today.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FFIbMejImnxs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003Cp>If you’d like to support this mission, we invite you to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fthemedicalfuturist\">join The Medical Futurist Patreon Community\u003C\u002Fa>. 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It’s expensive and complicated to get a professional sleep analysis but with health gadgets on the rise, we have more and more options to take things in our own hands. SleepOn Go2Sleep promises to help us understand our sleeping patterns better through its ring-shaped sleep tracker. We got curious what it can do, so we tested it for a couple of days. 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Here’s our comprehensive review.",{"self":150,"collection":156,"about":159,"author":162,"replies":166,"version-history":169,"predecessor-version":173,"wp:featuredmedia":177,"wp:attachment":180,"wp:term":183,"curies":199},[151],{"href":152,"targetHints":153},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F25078",{"allow":154},[155],"GET",[157],{"href":158},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts",[160],{"href":161},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftypes\u002Fpost",[163],{"embeddable":164,"href":165},true,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fusers\u002F6",[167],{"embeddable":164,"href":168},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcomments?post=25078",[170],{"count":171,"href":172},12,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F25078\u002Frevisions",[174],{"id":175,"href":176},50305,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F25078\u002Frevisions\u002F50305",[178],{"embeddable":164,"href":179},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia\u002F25082",[181],{"href":182},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia?parent=25078",[184,187,190,193,196],{"taxonomy":185,"embeddable":164,"href":186},"category","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcategories?post=25078",{"taxonomy":188,"embeddable":164,"href":189},"post_tag","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftags?post=25078",{"taxonomy":191,"embeddable":164,"href":192},"project_category","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fproject_category?post=25078",{"taxonomy":194,"embeddable":164,"href":195},"contact_email_category","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcontact_email_category?post=25078",{"taxonomy":197,"embeddable":164,"href":198},"yst_prominent_words","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fyst_prominent_words?post=25078",[200],{"name":201,"href":202,"templated":164},"wp","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.w.org\u002F{rel}",[204],{"id":143,"date":205,"date_gmt":206,"guid":207,"modified":209,"modified_gmt":210,"slug":211,"status":13,"type":14,"link":212,"title":213,"content":215,"excerpt":217,"author":23,"featured_media":219,"comment_status":25,"ping_status":25,"sticky":164,"template":26,"format":27,"meta":220,"categories":221,"tags":223,"project_category":230,"contact_email_category":231,"yst_prominent_words":232,"class_list":236,"better_featured_image":245,"acf":273,"yoast_meta":279,"_links":282},"2019-06-13T15:51:06","2019-06-13T13:51:06",{"rendered":208},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=24116&_wpnonce=6551760a90&status=auto-draft&type=post","2023-03-02T08:42:29","2023-03-02T07:42:29","sleep-apnea-treatment-and-digital-health","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fsleep-apnea-treatment-and-digital-health",{"rendered":214},"Should The Experience Of Sleep Apnea Treatment Be Like An Alien Attack?",{"rendered":216,"protected":20},"\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"5px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp style=\"color: #555;font-size: 12px;line-height: 14px\">THIS ARTICLE HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2019. THE INFORMATION SHARED IN THE ARTICLE WAS ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF ITS PUBLICATION, BUT IT MAY BE OUT OF DATE NOW. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmagazine\">BROWSE OUR LATEST ARTICLES HERE\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd> \u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Loud snoring ruins the lives of millions: the snorers’ as well as that of those who have to listen to it frequently. However, snoring isn’t just an annoyance. It can hint at a serious sleeping disorder: sleep apnea. Not only does the condition cause frustration in itself, but when looking at the comfort of it, its treatment could be compared to an attack of Aliens. How could digital health help patients who undergo sleep apnea treatment? Are there any ways to get rid of the Aliens?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Almost 1 in 7 people have sleep apnea worldwide\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>‘Laugh and the world laughs with you, snore and you sleep alone’, that’s one of the troubles with snoring, expressed brilliantly by one of the most influential British writers of the 20th century, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.goodreads.com\u002Fauthor\u002Fshow\u002F5735.Anthony_Burgess\">Anthony Burgess, most known for A Clockwork Orange\u003C\u002Fa>. Nevertheless, the curse of loud breathing during the night not only leaves its endurer alone, but it could also signify serious health troubles, such as sleep apnea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>If you snore really loudly and feel tired even after a full night’s sleep, you might have the condition. Its most common type, obstructive sleep apnea – when you stop breathing briefly and repeatedly during sleep due to the relaxation of throat muscles -, sours the life of more than 936 million people worldwide\u003C\u002Fstrong>. That estimate – nearly 10 times higher than previous ones – stems from the study entitled \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.atsjournals.org\u002Fdoi\u002Fabs\u002F10.1164\u002Fajrccm-conference.2018.197.1_MeetingAbstracts.A3962\" target=\"_blank\">Global Prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)\u003C\u002Fa>, published in 2018, which was conducted by an international panel of researchers seeking to provide a clear scope of the impact of the chronic sleep-disordered breathing condition. The surprisingly huge number clearly shows that \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.sleepreviewmag.com\u002F2018\u002F05\u002Fnearly-1-billion-people-worldwide-sleep-apnea-international-sleep-experts-estimate\u002F\">contrary to popular belief, sleep apnea isn’t just a disease affecting older, overweight men\u003C\u002Fa>. It impacts the health of people of all ages, all ethnic and racial groups, and it isn’t gender-specific either. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FSleeping-Woman-512x288.jpg\" alt=\"sleep apnea treatment\" class=\"wp-image-24120\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FSleeping-Woman-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FSleeping-Woman-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FSleeping-Woman-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FSleeping-Woman.jpg 992w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: www.abcnews.go.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Claustrophobic and uncomfortable\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Although the above statistics estimate that almost 1\nin 7 inhabitants of the Earth have sleep apnea, a lot fewer people are\ndiagnosed with it. The American company, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.resmed.com\u002Fepn\u002Fen\u002Findex.html\">ResMed\u003C\u002Fa>, manufacturer of\nmedical equipment for treating, diagnosing, and managing sleep-disordered\nbreathing and other respiratory disorders, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.resmed.com\u002Fus\u002Fdam\u002Fdocuments\u002Fproducts\u002Fdental\u002FNarval-CC\u002Ffacts-and-figures\u002F1015527r3_narval-cc-mrd_facts-and-figures_amer_eng.pdf\">estimates\u003C\u002Fa> that 75 percent of cases of severe sleep disorder breathing remain\nundiagnosed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>And\neven if the condition is noticed and examined by a medical specialist, it is\nnot sure that patients undertake the treatment. Sleep apnea is a disease that\nsticks with the patient for life, and the methods for condition management are,\ndiplomatically speaking, not the most comfortable. Not diplomatically speaking,\nit’s like constantly enduring the attack of Aliens. That’s because \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.everydayhealth.com\u002Fnews\u002F6-things-people-with-sleep-apnea-wish-you-knew\u002F\">the most commonly used treatment of sleep apnea is the\ncontinuous\npositive airway pressure (CPAP) machine\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong>.\nIt means that a patient wears a mask over their nose and mouth at night, which\nattaches to a machine that provides continuous airway pressure and keeps the\nnasal passages open.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Other sleep apnea treatments include\nadjustable airway pressure devices and expiratory positive airway pressure, as\nwell as oral appliances to keep the throat open, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mayoclinic.org\u002Fdiseases-conditions\u002Fsleep-apnea\u002Fbasics\u002Ftreatment\u002Fcon-20020286\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">notes the Mayo Clinic\u003C\u002Fa>.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While we only have experience with night braces, and that was also like sleeping with ten chewing gums in your mouth every night, we can imagine the inconvenience that sleep apnea patients have to suffer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FCPAP-devices-512x288.jpg\" alt=\"sleep apnea treatment\" class=\"wp-image-24118\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FCPAP-devices-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FCPAP-devices-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FCPAP-devices.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: www.ctvnews.ca\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>What\ncan digital health do to help sleep apnea patients?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Due to the inconveniences, we are not surprised that patient adherence to sleep apnea treatment has been so low that it’s basically non-existent. The normal treatment process involves the patient wearing the CPAP device at night, and consulting with their doctor several times within a given time period. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mddionline.com\u002Fphilips-respironics-proves-digital-health-really-works\">Healthcare providers have tried using education, apps, and coaching separately to get patients to stick with the program, without much success\u003C\u002Fa>. While that’s highly detrimental to patients, in the U.S. it also matters to companies seeking reimbursement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). So, how could adherence statistics be raised? \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Philips Respironics, a division of Royal Philips that makes CPAP devices, decided to deploy the entire arsenal of digital health and beyond to try to solve the issue: education, apps, motivation, and live coaching in the early days of patients’ CPAP use. They call it the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.usa.philips.com\u002Fcontent\u002Fcorporate\u002Fen_US\u002Fabout\u002Fnews\u002Farchive\u002Fstandard\u002Fnews\u002Fpress\u002F2016\u002F20160614-Philips-debuts-connected-management-solution-using-cloud-based-data-to-support-treatment-adherence-for-sleep-and-respiratory-patients.html\">Patient Adherence Management System (PAMS), and it involves\u003C\u002Fa> personalized calls, emails and texts to deliver education, motivational reminders, and support from sleep coaches and respiratory therapists trained in health behavior change, a software program for communications with homecare providers to help identify patients struggling with therapy adoption and to personalize coaching, as well as a patient engagement app.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"254\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FPatient-Engagement-512x254.jpg\" alt=\"sleep apnea treatment\" class=\"wp-image-24119\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FPatient-Engagement-512x254.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FPatient-Engagement-768x381.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FPatient-Engagement.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: www.bluenovius.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Better patient engagement means\ngreater adherence\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mddionline.com\u002Fphilips-respironics-proves-digital-health-really-works\">Philips\nanalyzed data from 4383 new CPAP patients who used its program and a control\ngroup of 54,455 new patients not participating in PAMS but who were registered\nwith the company’s database\u003C\u002Fa>. The analysis showed that 79.5\npercent of the PAMS participants reached the CMS definition of CPAP adherence\nwithin 90 days, compared with 63 percent in the standard care control group.\nThe PAMS patients attained nearly 66 percent and 75 percent CMS compliance\nadherence rates at 30 days and 60 days respectively, compared with 50 percent\nand 59 percent of patients in the control group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>What\ndoes this all mean? \u003Cstrong>Basically, when\npatients are engaged in their health early on, they can cope with the\ninconveniences of the sleep apnea device and therapy much better. When they\nfeel taken care of and that’s combined with the right amount of data, they are\nmuch more willing to stick to the treatment. \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.resmed.com\u002Fepn\u002Fcontent\u002Fdam\u002Fresmed\u002Fglobal\u002Fdocuments\u002Fepn\u002Fpwc-report-effects-of-myair-6.pdf\">The PWC Consulting Group had a similar experience during their research sponsored by ResMed\u003C\u002Fa>. Patient compliance with the traditional sleep apnea therapy was fairly low when the patient had to bring his CPAP device to the doctor once every half a year. The doctor downloads the data during the control session and they look at how the patient used the CPAP device during that given time period. PWC found that compliance rates increased when the performance and sleep quality data was transferred from the CPAP device to an accompanying app, and the information was shown to the patient immediately in the next morning. The patient could also share the data with their doctor. The results show that the patient was much more engaged and compliance rates considerably climbed up when the users of the sleep apnea device could immediately see results of the usage. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"353\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FSleep-Apnea-Patient-512x353.jpg\" alt=\"sleep apnea treatment\" class=\"wp-image-24117\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FSleep-Apnea-Patient-512x353.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FSleep-Apnea-Patient-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FSleep-Apnea-Patient.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: www.health.harvard.edu\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Digital health on the way to make sleep apnea\ntreatment more sufferable\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>What else could companies on the digital health scene do to make sleep apnea patients’ lives easier? Well, demand would apparently be high for a smaller and less intrusive device. In 2015, the company called Airing started a crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for a ‘micro-CPAP’ device – and received nearly 2 million dollars. Unfortunately, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002F@joshdance\u002Fairing-micro-cpap-appears-to-be-a-scam-e7605a0f93f\">the initiative proved to be a scam\u003C\u002Fa>, and so far, no company has come up with a minimally invasive CPAP device. Although there are successful attempts to ease the pain of sleep apnea patients. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The biggest player on the sleep apnea market, the already mentioned \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mobihealthnews.com\u002Fcontent\u002Fverily-resmed-team-joint-sleep-apnea-venture\">ResMed, for example, has partnered with Alphabet subsidiary Verily\u003C\u002Fa> to work on sleep apnea, as well as releasing its own connected CPAP devices. Australian company ResApp has developed a technology that can \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mobihealthnews.com\u002Fcontent\u002Fpreliminary-data-resapps-new-platform-detects-sleep-apnea-86-sensitivity\">detect sleep apnea\u003C\u002Fa> based purely on sound with 86 percent accuracy. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mobihealthnews.com\u002Fcontent\u002Ffitbit-eyes-sleep-apnea-space-next-digital-innovation\">Fitbit was also reported\u003C\u002Fa> to aim for the space with their next digital innovation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Moreover, California-based \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mobihealthnews.com\u002Fcontent\u002Fbeddr-launches-sleep-tuner-forehead-worn-sensor-sleep-apnea-patients\">Beddr has launched Sleep Tuner\u003C\u002Fa>, an FDA-registered sleep sensor, worn on the forehead, which measures blood oxygenation, heart rate, and sleep position, as well as stopped breathing events. The sensor might be useful to people who already know about their mild to moderate sleep apnea and found the CPAP devices too invasive. These patients might use the Sleep Tuner to understand the impact of sleep position, alcohol consumption, or taking non-prescription medications on increasing their likelihood to have stopped-breathing events.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FSleep-Apnea-Treatment-512x341.jpg\" alt=\"Sleep Apnea Treatment\" class=\"wp-image-24121\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FSleep-Apnea-Treatment-512x341.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FSleep-Apnea-Treatment-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FSleep-Apnea-Treatment-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FSleep-Apnea-Treatment.jpg 1728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: www.philips.co.uk\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>All in all, we see incremental hardware improvements in the area of CPAP devices, however, the more important thing is that digital health can significantly improve patient adherence and engagement when it comes to the sleep apnea treatment. We hope that enough companies will come up with a less intrusive sleep apnea device soon, but until then, we are glad to see that digital technologies are raising adherence statistics and saving the good night’s sleep of thousands. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"10px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>At The Medical Futurist, we are building a community for making a bold vision about the future of healthcare reality today.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FFIbMejImnxs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003Cp>If you’d like to support this mission, we invite you to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fthemedicalfuturist\">join The Medical Futurist Patreon Community\u003C\u002Fa>. 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Not only does the condition cause frustration in itself, but when looking at the comfort of it, its treatment could be compared to an attack of Aliens. How could digital health help patients who undergo sleep apnea treatment? 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