Obstructive sleep apnea is an obstruction in your upper airway that stops normal breathing for a brief time while you're sleeping. In some people, this can occur hundreds of times each night.

People with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) typically have low oxygen levels when they sleep because of gaps in their breathing. Blood oxygen during sleep is considered low if levels are below 95%.

And then there's a finger probe that measures your oxygen level and your heart rate. And all those data points together can point to the diagnosis of sleep apnea.

Sleep apnea and snoring often go untreated due to the nuisance of having to stay overnight at a sleep center. A new at-home test is aiming to change that, with diagnosis available in a few days.

Last week in Healthbeat 4, Jessica Bowman showed you the first step to take if you believe you’re at risk of sleep apnea. Now, she takes us to MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center to break down ...

Both at-home sleep tests and smartwatches gather data on your sleep. Here's how to decide which one is right for you.

Today’s sleep test basically consists of a watch, a probe stuck on the neck and one of those pincher-thingies which are clamped onto the finger to measure oxygen.

The WatchPAT records the patient’s sleep stages, the amount of oxygen in the blood, snoring frequency, body position and chest movement. A physician then interprets this data to determine if a ...

--Resmed, the leading health technology company focused on sleep, breathing, and care delivered in the home, today announced its home sleep apnea test, NightOwl™, is now available across the ...

Women are more likely than men to briefly wake up before their oxygen level falls by more than 4 percent—the threshold used to identify and treat sleep apnea in patients covered by Medicare.