The aim of this study is to validate the downloadable mobile snore applications by polysomnography.
Obstructive sleep apnea(OSA) is characterized by multiple episodes of upper airway collapse during sleep and considered as a major health issue worldwide due to comorbidity with obesity, hypertension, diabetes and more advanced cardiovascular diseases. The noisy sounds of snoring caused by OSA bother bed partner sleepless and lead to long-term health problems. Mobile snore applications are convenient and accessible for patients to monitor the progress of OSA by themselves, but there are no reliable PSG-validated applications.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
100
The investigators selected 3 appropriate downloadable smart phone applications for snoring recording and make validation with the golden standard of polysomnography.
Keelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Keelung, Taiwan
snore time
snoring time during sleep accessed by PSG and smart phone applications
Time frame: through study completion during sleep, each sleep cycle about 6-8 hours
snore counts
snoring counts during sleep accessed by PSG and smart phone applications
Time frame: through study completion during sleep, each sleep cycle about 6-8 hours
snore sound
snoring sound during sleep accessed by PSG and smart phone applications
Time frame: through study completion during sleep, each sleep cycle about 6-8 hours
sleep time
total sleep time accessed by PSG and smart phone applications
Time frame: through study completion during sleep, each sleep cycle about 6-8 hours
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