Apple Watch's Sleep Apnea Feature Continues to Roll Out Around World

Apple this month received approval to launch the Apple Watch's sleep apnea notifications feature in Malaysia, as noted by local resident Xavier Naxa. It is unclear when the feature will actually become available in the country.

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This development comes less than a month after the feature became available in Brazil, as part of Apple's efforts to roll it out globally. As of September, the notifications were already available in more than 150 countries and territories.

Sleep apnea is a potentially serious disorder in which a person's breathing repeatedly stops and starts while they sleep. The built-in accelerometer on the Apple Watch Series 10, Apple Watch Series 9, and Apple Watch Ultra 2 running watchOS 11 can "monitor small movements at the wrist" that may be associated with breathing disturbances, and notify you if you show consistent signs of moderate to severe sleep apnea.

Apple says the feature was developed using "advanced machine learning" and an "extensive data set of clinical-grade sleep apnea tests," and then validated in a clinical study. It is designed for use by adults without a prior sleep apnea diagnosis.

A log of nightly breathing disturbances can be viewed in the Health app on the iPhone, with each disturbance classified as "elevated" or "not elevated."

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Top Rated Comments

ericg301 Avatar
9 weeks ago
I was recently diagnosed with apnea via an at-home sleep study and yet my Apple Watch has to detect any disturbances. So clearly, it's not perfect.
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Ash Pole Avatar
9 weeks ago
Still waiting for the Oxygen sensor to be re-enabled. Im not buy another watch till they do.
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SFjohn Avatar
9 weeks ago

Anybody that snores has Apnea to some degree.
That’s not really true, many people snore with no stops in their breathing. When a person is snoring & their breathing stops for a little while & is followed by a bigger snore or a gasp for air… that is classic sleep apnea. I was once told that sleep apnea affects roughly 40% of men over 40.

If you have a home test that tells you that you are having apneas, I would strongly suggest you get an overnight test in a professional sleep clinic. I found out in addition to sleep apnea, I also have periodic leg movements (it’s similar to restless leg syndrome but without feeling ants crawling on my skin). I know periodic leg movement doesn’t sound bad, but in reality I’m playing soccer in my sleep. After getting treated for both I started feeling better in a month or so. I’d not really been sleeping for over a decade. ?
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Momof2.1107 Avatar
9 weeks ago

Is this detection only for the Applewatch 10 or does this also work on earlier versions? Hope applewatch 11 will have at least a 24 hour battery capacity.
The S9 and Ultra 2 also work with it.
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Momof2.1107 Avatar
9 weeks ago

Have you checked into inspire? I got denied by the sleep doctor for smoking medical weed.
I looked into it, but don’t want anything implanted under my skin, so I’ll deal with the CPAP machine. I am going to ask for another sleep study and see if I still have sleep apnea, since I lost 47lbs in a year. I’m hoping that has helped.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Momof2.1107 Avatar
9 weeks ago

Hang in there with the CPAP machine. I didn’t like mine at first; I doubt anyone does. But the health benefits are enormous. It’s worth it.

I barely notice it now.
I was doing really well the first year. Once December rolled around my mental health tanked and I started struggling with my CPAP. I’m trying harder now to start using it again. I’m scared of the consequences of not using it, so I’m making an effort to using it every night again.
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