Joint Apnea and Body Position Analysis for Home Sleep Studies Using a Wireless Audio and Motion Sensor

• Published in: IEEE access Vol. 8; pp. 170579 - 170587
• Main Authors: Mlynczak, Marcel, Valdez, Tulio A., Kukwa, Wojciech
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Piscataway IEEE 2020; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Accelerometers; apnea-hypopnea index; Audio data; audio processing; Correlation coefficients; home sleep study; Indexes; Medical personnel; Microphones; Motion sensors; Neck; Night; non-supine sleep; Obstructive sleep apnea; Position measurement; Position sensing; Sensors; Sleep apnea; supine sleep; tracheal sounds; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks

This study aims to evaluate the accuracy of a wireless tracheal audio sensor including the sleep body position measurement, as a possible tool to screen for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and also to distinguish among "positional" and "non-positional" sleep apnea patients. 30 adul...