Feeling tired after waking up in the morning? Lack of rhythm and can not concentrate during the day? Making loud snoring noise when sleeping? if yes to any of these questions, it is possible you may have sleep apnea. With advance in technology and smartphone applications, it is now possible to track and manage your sleep as well as reveal whether you have sleep apnea. While it may be helpful to have apps, smartphone or smartwatches to track your sleep, it is no substitute to an actual sleep study.
Sleep-Related features available on your device
Bedtime or Sleep provide by guiding you what time you would like to go to sleep and wake up and then remind you every night your upcoming bedtime.
A study by the University of Washington found that smartphone app helped capture sleep apnea events during sleep with a good accuracy but stated that their limitations and should always consult a doctor whenever in doubt.
Popular Sleep Apnea Apps 2022
Sleep Cycle Sleep Tracker – analyzes your sleep patterns and detects snoring, sleep talking, coughing and other sounds.
Sleep++ takes advantage of the motion and health monitoring capabilities of your Apple Watch to measure both the duration and quality of your sleep. The better you understand how well you are sleeping the more you are able to make changes in your routines to benefit your rest.
Snore Control records your talk or snoring while you are asleep, creates the graph of noise in room during the night, takes the total time of snoring down and moreover it can try to stop your snoring.
SnoreLab is an innovative app that measures and tracks your snoring and helps you to discover effective ways to reduce it.
PrimeNap has free Sleep Tracker and Smart Alarm app that features a screen dimmer, sleep statistics, snore detection, sleep sounds and a dream journal.
With plenty of sleep tracking apps to try out these days, they all aim to provide you with a better understanding of your sleep patterns and on how to improve on your sleeping quality. Sleep plays an important role in our lives, impacting on our daily energy level and physical health. While these apps may hint at certain sleeping problems e.g. sleep apnea, they are by no means a clear indicator. If you suspect you may have sleep apnea based on the app, it is important to consult your doctor to determine the right cause of action.
references:
https://www.washington.edu/news/2015/04/27/new-uw-app-can-detect-sleep-apnea-events-via-smartphone/
The information above contains general information about medical conditions and potential treatments. It is not medical advice. If you have any medical questions, please consult your doctor.
