Samsung’s Galaxy Watch is already a popular device for tracking health and fitness, and the company is now adding another useful feature to it: sleep apnea detection. This feature will be available in Korea via the Samsung Health Monitor app starting early next year.

For those unaware, sleep apnea is a common yet serious medical condition that causes people to stop breathing while they sleep. It can lead to a number of health problems, such as high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke. However, many people with sleep apnea might be unaware of their condition.

Samsung’s new sleep apnea feature will help people identify their symptoms early on. To use the feature, users will need to track their sleep twice within 10 days, each time for more than four hours. The watch will then provide them with an estimate of their Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI), which is a measure of the severity of sleep apnea.

If a user has a high AHI score, the watch will recommend that they see a doctor for further evaluation and treatment. Samsung’s new sleep apnea feature is a valuable addition to the Galaxy Watch series and could help millions of people identify and manage their condition.

The new sleep apnea feature joins blood pressure monitoring, electrocardiogram (ECG) detection, and irregular heart rhythm notification as the latest additions to the Samsung Health Monitor app.

That said, Samsung notes that the new sleep apnea feature is only a pre-diagnosis tool and cannot replace diagnosis or treatment by a qualified healthcare professional. However, it can certainly be a useful tool for people who are concerned about their sleep health.

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