Spanish Researchers Have Developed Optical Fiber Sensors To Detect Sleep Problems Such As Sleep Apnea

摘要

The integration of optical fibers in mattresses could be used to detect sleep problems such as sleep apnea that affects about 40 million Americans. Researchers from Spain have designed, at laboratory scale, a system of optical fiber sensors that, when integrated into a mattress, allow non-invasive monitoring of movements and breathing and could be applied to detect sleep apnea.