Don’t miss a single breath: Wearable chest sensor for sleep apnea monitoring in children
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Author
Aguet, C.
Zhou, L.
Despature, Z.
Chételat, O.
Giovannini, A.
Ferrario, D.
Korten, I.
Latzin, P.
Braun, F.
DOI
Abstract
Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea is common yet underdiagnosed due to the burden of conventional sleep studies. We present a lightweight, chest-worn wearable for unobtrusive, long-term monitoring of cardiorespiratory activity. The device integrates electrocardiography and bioimpedance in a low-power architecture. In full-night recordings in children, chest-derived heart rate and breathing rate closely match clinical reference polygraphy, and apnea events are reliably captured. These very preliminary results show the promise of a comfortable and easy-to-use tool for at-home monitoring of childhood sleep-disordered breathing and will be further validated in the ongoing study cohort of 400 children.
Publication Reference
CSEM Scientific and Technical Report 2025, p. 23–24
Year
2025