Test For Sleep Apnea, At Home.
It’s Quick And Easy.

Sometimes sleep studies cause just enough anxiety that it makes proper sleep feel hard to the participant.

That said, in most cases, the test device can get enough information for conclusive results, even if your sleep feels “bothered”.

If you really can’t sleep (less than 2.5 hours of sleep), you may need to retake the sleep test.

Home sleep studies use a collection of sensors to track key metrics related to how your body functions during sleep, airflow, breathing, heart rate, and body position.

The Itamar WatchPAT ONE uses a wrist sensor, pulse oximeter, and a chest sensor to track data in 7 areas related to sleep wellness: Apnea events (central and obstructive), true sleep time, snoring and breathing patterns, oxygen saturation, heart rate, sleep stages, and body position.

This gives a total view of your sleep health and what may be disrupting it.

The cost of a sleep study depends on the provider. While in-lab sleep studies can range from $500 –$3,000, a sleep apnea home test are more affordable.

Most home sleep studies range from $169–$400. Insurance coverage of home sleep studies vary by plan and should be checked by the patient.

If you suspect you have sleep apnea, you have two basic options for testing.

Traditionally, studies were conducted in a sleep lab over one to two nights. However, technology has provided a simpler alternative: the at-home sleep study. Either test to detect sleep apnea require a prescription from a physician before you can take it.

Sleep apnea can be diagnosed through a home sleep test. These tests can provide sufficient data for a positive diagnosis in just one night of sleep.

The sensor data is sent directly to a sleep physician from your cell phone’s Bluetooth. Home sleep tests will help to diagnose sleep apnea, but may not provide enough data for other sleep order diagnosis such as restless leg syndrome or narcolepsy.

A sleep study is performed to diagnose sleep apnea, and other breathing conditions that can disrupt someone’s sleep and overall health.

You cannot get a CPAP without a prescription. In the United States, a CPAP machine is a federally regulated medical device that requires a prescription. The way to obtain one is to complete a sleep study, which can be done at home or at a sleep lab. If you are have abnormal results and are diagnosed with sleep apnea, your doctor will prescribe therapy to treat it.

WatchPAT utilizes Peripheral Arterial Tone (PAT), a physiological signal that mirrors changes in the autonomic nervous system caused by respiratory disturbances during sleep. The automatic algorithm of WatchPAT analyzes the PAT signal amplitude along with heart rate and oxygen saturation to identify respiratory events. Using specific signal patterns, the algorithm provides the two critical indices—AHI and RDI.

WatchPAT’s sleep/wake detection is based on data recorded by the built-in actigraph. The propriety software's automatic actigraph algorithm discriminates between sleep and wake states in normal subjects and those with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). This algorithm makes WatchPAT superior to all other actigraph devices—most of them fail when used with OSA subjects. WatchPAT's sleep/wake algorithm has been validated and published in peer-reviewed journals. The results show close agreement between actigraphy and PSG in determining sleep efficiency, total sleep time, and sleep latency (agreement 86% in normal subjects, 86%-mild OSA, 84%-moderate OSA, 80% severe OSA). Hedner J, Pillar G, Pittman DS, Zou D, Grote L, White D. A Novel adaptive wrist actigraphy algorithm for sleep-wake assessment in sleep apnea patients. Sleep, 2004, 27(8):1560-6.