Doctors warn that sleep apps aren’t accurate

By Cai Wenjun | March 18, 2015, Wednesday |

Online Edition

LOCAL medical experts are warning that sleep-monitoring apps on smartphones are not as accurate as monitoring conducted in hospitals and people with long-term sleep disorders should seek professional treatment.

World Sleep Day is Friday.

“Sleep is a very complicated life phenomena,” said Dr Liu Jianguo from Shanghai Ren’ai Hospital. “Hospitals use professional machines to monitor a person’s sleep and the whole process is under strict administration of medical staff.”

He said electrodes are placed on a person’s scalp, face, chest and legs to monitor the brain, sleep behavior, muscles and nerves. Machines also record an individual’s breathing and “special events” during sleep.

“Sleep disorders that require professional intervention can’t be identified and monitored through apps,” Liu said. “People with such problems need to see a doctor.”

Metro World Sleep Day

About Us
|
Terms of Use
|
RSS
|
Privacy Policy
|
Contact Us
|
Shanghai Call Center: 962288
|
Tip-off hotline: 52920043

沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
|
互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
|
网络视听许可证：0909346
|
广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
|
增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012

Doctors warn that sleep apps aren’t accurate

Email this to your friend