Sleep apnea test

Some places that provide CPAP machines also do tests now at home.

If getting referred shop around some consultants charge way more for initial consult, some only see you after the test.

Do you have any mucus in the nose or sore throat in the morning?

There's a great app called pillow which records snoring and percentage of awake, REM, light sleep and deep sleep, which could be a place to start without a huge outlay, can't remember what the in app purchase cost for recordings.

I was also looking at Withings Sleep Analyser for self monitoring it's £110

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Withings-Sleep-Analyzer-Clinically-Under-Mattress/dp/B084HS3HRD/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1GZV7LN387H8Y&dchild=1&keywords=withings+sleep+analyzer&qid=1591197443&sprefix=withings+sle%2Caps%2C160&sr=8-2

The CPAP machine can be covered by medical card and drugs payment scheme.

Hope that helps.

Tropheus wrote: »

I wouldn't have any faith in phone/watch apps as they are very basic and don't tell you very much. They only measure two paramaters - movement and heartrate. The theory is that the less you move, the more you're in deep sleep. Specialists would say that this isn't accurate.

A proper sleep study will measure limb movement (legs and arms), heartrate, blood oxygen level, brain activity and how you breathe (mouth or nose) and will also record if you are snoring. BTW, snoring also isn't a great indication of sleep apnoea. You can be a very bad snorer and not have sleep apnoea.

Machine rental is covered by medical card, but only covered by the DPS if you spend more than €124 per month already. Another option is to purchase the machine outright. You will need a prescription in order to purchase from an online retailer.

Machine rental is approx €100 per month. They can be purchased outright for approx. €800. The advantage of renting is that you have ongoing maintenance included and can get any problems remedied quickly without additional cost.

Symptoms:

Loud snoring
Episodes in which you stop breathing during sleep — which would be reported by another person
Gasping for air during sleep

These can be picked up on Pillow app.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sleep-apnea/symptoms-causes/syc-20377631

Sleep Analyzer

Sleep Analyzer has been developed in collaboration with sleep physicians from Hôpital Béclère in Paris and extensively tested against data obtained by polysomnography (PSG) analysis, the gold standard of sleep diagnostics.

It utilises a pneumatic sensor to measure respiratory rate, body movement and continuous heart rate in order to track users’ sleep cycles (deep, light, and REM) and cycle durations, as well as overall sleep duration.

The technology also uses a sound sensor to detect snoring. Users can check the number of snoring episodes they experienced and their durations in the accompanying Health Mate app. Results can then be shared with physicians and sleep specialists.

Sleep Analyzer launched in the EU and UK this week, after receiving CE marking for medical devices. It has been crafted in conjunction with sleep experts and clinically validated to provide medical-grade analysis and sleep apnea detection.



Metrics
Sleep duration, sleep onset and time to wake
Sleep apnea episodes with severity classification
Sleep cycles: deep, light, REM phases
Continuous and average heart-rate
Snoring duration
Sleep Score

https://www.withings.com/ie/en/sleep-analyzer?utm_source=TwitterEN&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sleep-analyzer

Before spending hundreds or thousands on a test I’d be investigating what’s happening when sleeping.