You can wear Apple Watch to bed and track breathing disturbances while you’re sleeping. These measurements can be used in an algorithm to detect signs of moderate to severe sleep apnea (not available in all countries or regions).
Each day, you’re given an assessment of your breathing disturbances for the night before. If those disturbances come up more often over a 30-day period, you receive a notification of possible sleep apnea, along with a PDF to discuss with your healthcare provider.
Important: Your Apple Watch is not a medical device and is not intended to replace talking with your doctor for diagnosis, treatment, or monitoring of sleep apnea.
Note: Sleep apnea notifications are not intended for use if you have diagnosed sleep apnea, or are under 18 years old.
Set up sleep apnea notifications
- Open the Health app on your iPhone.
- Tap your picture or initials at the top right.
- Tap Health Checklist and tap Set Up below Sleep Apnea Notifications. Follow the onscreen instructions.
Review your breathing disturbances data
- Open the Health app on your iPhone.
- Tap Browse, tap Respiratory, and tap Breathing Disturbances.
Turn off sleep apnea notifications
- Open the Health app on your iPhone.
- Tap your picture or initials at the top right.
- Tap Health Checklist and tap Sleep Apnea Notifications. Then turn Sleep Apnea Notifications off.
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