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New toy for gadget happy proactive CPAPers?
http://download.cnet.com/Sleep-Cycle-alarm-clock/3000-2129_4-750936...
iPhone app provides sleep cycle data: "Sleep Cycle also saves your sleep data and displays a detailed sleep graph and sleep statistics for every night you use it."
Although not designed for analysis of Sleep Apnea specifically, it may be interesting to experiment with this app as one tweeks their xPAP therapy, as another component of data that could reflect successful therapy. I expect most folks would not go out and buy an iPhone to use this one app, but if they already had an iPhone, it would be great to try out the app (costs 99 cents). It appears to give data on an individual's sleep cycles, using that data to determine the best time to awaken the sleeper with an alarm, so as not to disrupt "deep sleep".
May be just a matter of time until someone develops and uses such a device specifically oriented to helping patients with a range of sleep disorders work with their at home therapy to achieve the best results.
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Permalink Reply by Mike on
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looks cool.
here's some more info on it i found on the web:
"The application works by waking the user up within a 30 minute window. During this 30 minute window the application measures the different levels of your sleep from light sleep to deep sleep. The application determines which phase you are in by measuring your movement. Once the application determines you are in a phase of light sleep it wakes you up." (excerpted from http://www.geek.com/articles/mobile/sleep-cycle-alarm-clock-for-iph...)
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Permalink Reply by The Dreamer on
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Interesting...I just downloaded this app this morning....
Was contemplating breaking down and buying one of those wrist gadgets to do it, when I came across a review comparing one with this iphone app.... Decided 99 cents would be something I'd be willing to risk.
The Dreamer
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Permalink Reply by Mary Z on
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The Dreamer, please let us know how it works. I'm gadget crazy and money poor (I pay more for prescriptions than some people in small countries see in 10 years. LOL! I know this is off the topic, but I need to add the medicine keeps me sane and functioning and I'm glad I can pay for it even if it's a sacrifice).
Dreamer, post every morning as after it gently wakes you up at just the right time.
Have you seen those lights that gradually get brighter and wake you up that way?
Mary Z.
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