The Food and Drug Administration has given the green light sleep apnea detection feature on Galaxy Watch devices in the United States. It has already been approved in South Korea, but Samsung says this is the first such approval in the United States.
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects about 25 percent of men and one-tenth of women in the United States, according to the National Sleep Foundation. And it can get serious. Untreated, it can increase the risk of heart attack and stroke.
With this feature, people over the age of 22 who have not been diagnosed can check for signs of sleep apnea using their smartwatch and phone. It looks for signs of moderate to severe OSA over a two-night monitoring period. To use this feature, users must track their sleep for more than four hours twice over ten days.
Samsung plans to add the sleep apnea monitoring tool to compatible Galaxy Watch wearables in the third quarter of 2024.
—Mat Smith
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