{"id":15015,"date":"2022-05-18T23:45:08","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T21:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/?p=15015"},"modified":"2022-05-18T23:45:08","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T21:45:08","slug":"new-developments-in-at-home-osa-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/new-developments-in-at-home-osa-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"New Developments in at-Home OSA Testing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good news for all those planning to use the at-home<\/span> sleep apnea test (HSAT). Scientists found that they can learn how to use it through an online instruction video just as successfully as through in-person consultations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Typically, OSA-suspected patients receive their testing instructions in person. However, the success of the new telediagnostic method may change that in the future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The study<\/span><\/a> published in the <\/span>Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine <\/span><\/i>evaluated the quality of at-home self-testing for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in two groups of OSA-suspected patients.<\/span><\/p>\n

One group was given instructions on how to hook u the Nox T3 sleep apnea test in person (by a sleep technologist), while the other watched an online video guide on how to do so at home.<\/span><\/p>\n

Results showed that both groups created satisfactory, even high-quality recordings of the four sensors that make up the at-home<\/span> sleep apnea test. Namely, about 90% of the recordings obtained by 97 participants were free of artifacts!<\/span><\/p>\n

Most importantly, there were no significant differences between the recordings in the two groups in terms of quality.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

OSA is a common sleep disorder and a known risk factor for many life-threatening chronic diseases.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So, timely diagnosis of this disorder and correct treatment (e.g., using <\/span>a quality CPAP machine<\/span><\/a>)\u00a0 is important in the prevention of cardiovascular incidents like stroke or heart failure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The increased awareness of this problem and the possibility of self-diagnosis through sleep-tracking wearables and similar innovations push the <\/span>sleep apnea diagnostic systems market<\/span><\/a> to new heights.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As Future Market Insights (FMI) estimations show, the at-home sleep apnea test market is expected to reach $3.09 billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of an astounding 14.4%.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Finally, using online tools may greatly ease the treatment of people living in isolated areas. Plus, video guides are an excellent time-saving tactic for instructing patients in the use of <\/span>HSAT.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Good news for all those planning to use the at-home sleep apnea test (HSAT). Scientists found that they can learn how to use it through an online instruction video just as successfully as through in-person consultations.\u00a0 Typically, OSA-suspected patients receive their testing instructions in person. However, the success of the new telediagnostic method may change […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":15017,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[84],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15015"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15015"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15015\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15016,"href":"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15015\/revisions\/15016"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}