Prognosis

Can a Home Test Be Used to Diagnose Sleep Apnea?

Monitoring sensors for sleep trials attached to a medical mannequin.

Photographer: Ore Huiying/Bloomberg
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Hi, it’s Jeff. Excuse me if I’m yawning. I’ve been digging into the benefits and risks of an at-home technology that makes it easier to see the warning signs of a common sleep disorder. But first ...

I’ve been feeling extra tired lately. So a few weeks ago, my doctor sent me to a lab to have some tests done to see if there are new issues with my sleep apnea, which I’ve had for many years.