Apple Watch User Guide
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Receive sleep apnea notifications on Apple Watch
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 elevated or not elevated assessment for your breathing disturbances for the night before. If over a 30-day period you receive more frequent elevated breathing disturbances, you receive a notification of possible sleep apnea. This alert tells you when potential sleep apnea occurred and gives you access to 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
Go to the Health app
on your iPhone.
Tap your picture or initials at the top right.
Tap Health Checklist, tap Set Up below Sleep Apnea Notifications, then follow the onscreen instructions.
Review your breathing disturbances data
Go to the Health app
Tap Browse, tap Respiratory, then tap Breathing Disturbances.
Turn off sleep apnea notifications
Go to the Health app
Tap your picture or initials at the top right.
Tap Health Checklist, tap Sleep Apnea Notifications, then turn Sleep Apnea Notifications off.