Sleep apnea detection finally comes to Apple Watch — here's how to set it up

[admin]

The Apple Watch finally has sleep apnea detection, here's how to use this important health feature.

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[JStags]

How does merit a “finally” headline other than as clickbait? It’s not like waiting for two years for copy/paste, and it’s not a normal feature on other smart watches.

 

[James Frew]

How does merit a “finally” headline other than as clickbait? It’s not like waiting for two years for copy/paste, and it’s not a normal feature on other smart watches.

It's been a long-rumored feature for the Apple Watch. Earlier this year, Samsung debuted sleep apnea detection, but there are several other wearables that also offer similar features (like the Withings ScanWatch range) or products like the Oura Ring which use blood oxygen levels during sleep to flag breathing disturbances (which can be a sign of SA). But due to Apple's patent dispute Masimo around the Apple Watch's blood oxygen sensor meant that the company had to develop an alternative way to detect breathing disturbances with the accelerometer. In that context, "finally" fits.

 

[bbolen]

The Article in step 2 says to Select Sleep, but Sleep Apnea Notifications is not listed under this option. Step 3 shows that it is actually under the Respiratory option.