Summary – Full night sleep study using ALICE 3 equipment by Respironics. Level of apnoea = 85.1/h Level of desaturation = 86.7 Sleep efficiency = 45.9% Number of Micro-arousals = 85.3/h Basal saturation (blood oximetry) = 92.0% Basal desaturation (blood oximetry) = 49.0% Average Apnoea duration = 23.5 seconds Longest apnoea duration = 58.0 seconds [...]

Apnea, or ‘Apnoea’, is a technical term for suspension of breathing. An apnea event is defined as a breath cessation for a minimum of 10 minutes, with a neurological arousal and/or a blood oxygen desaturation of three to four or greater. Sleep apnea is a breath disorder during sleep which may cause serious consequences such [...]