Sentences with phrase «measuring for sleep apnea»

While the new smartwatch won't have GPS, it will feature the same SpO2 sensor found in the Ionic that measures for sleep apnea, although Fitbit has yet to enable this across its devices.

Not exact matches

Total apnea - hypopnea index (AHI)-- which measures severity of sleep apnea by counting the number of pauses in breathing during sleep — for all patients significantly decreased an average of 35 events per hour after the device was planted, which corresponds to an average reduction of 84 percent.

But in this study, «after adjusting for age, sex, race, education, smoking, and apnea risk,» the authors note, «longer measured sleep duration was associated with reduced calcification incidence.»

Even moderate weight loss remains the best treatment (and preventive measure) for sleep apnea [8], in many cases outright curing it.

Underwriting of sleep apnea for life insurance depends on severity, mild, moderate or severe, and compliance with treatment as measured by a sleep study

Moreover, the smartwatch has the new SpO2 sensor for measuring blood oxygen levels and could be used to discover sleep apnea in the future.