OBTAINING, WITH A SLEEP-APNEA DEVICE, INFORMATION RELATED TO SLEEP-APNEA EVENTS AND SLEEP-APNEA TREATMENT, AND CORRELATING SLEEP APNEA EVENTS AND SLEEP-APNEA TREATMENT WITH SUBJECT LIFESTYLE AND WELLBEING

• Main Authors: Sharadin Katherine A, Smith Michael A, Caldeira Kenneth G, Hyde Roderick A, Wood, Jr. Lowell L, McKnight Gary L, Rivet Dennis J
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 13.07.2017
• Subjects: ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSESOR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY; DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MASSAGE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING ORSTIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; SURGERY

An embodiment of a system for treating sleep apnea includes a collar, pump, motor, sensor, memory, and controller, which is configured to store, in the memory, information related to sleep-apnea events or sleep-apnea treatment, experienced by the subject. For example, the controller can obtain, and store in the memory, information related to sleep-apnea events, and the controller, or another computing system, can correlate this information with the subject's lifestyle choices, and can recommend lifestyle changes to improve the subject's sleep apnea. Furthermore, the controller can obtain and store, in the memory, information related to usage and settings of the sleep-apnea system, and the controller, or another computing system, can correlate this information with the subject's wellbeing, and can recommend changes in the usage or the settings of the sleep-apnea system that can improve the subject's wellbeing.