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Abstract

Current solutions for Sleep Apnea needs the patient to undergo over night sleep studies in a sleep laboratory lasting for at least eight hours. This is very costly and sometimes inconvenient for the patients. The use of Micro sensors reduces the cost as well as the size of the entire system for sleep Apnea detection considerably. With the help of a powerful Apnea screening algorithm and the proposed MEMS sensor sleep Apnea can be effectively scored even in home environment. The respiratory rhythm of the patient can be recorded using the proposed sensor and can be conditioned using signal conditioning IC’s in association with an effective Apnea screening algorithm.