Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Apnea

The book focuses on biomedical innovations related to the diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnea. The latest diagnostic tools are described, including sleep laboratory equipment, wearables, and even smartphone apps. Innovative medical devices for treatment are also covered, such as CPAP, Auto-PAP, hypoglossal nerve stimulation, phrenic nerve stimulation, acoustic brain stimulation and electrical brain stimulation. This is an ideal book for biomedical engineers, pneumologists, neurologists, cardiologists, physiologists, ENT physicians, pediatrics, and epidemiologists who are interested in learning about the latest technologies in treating and diagnosing sleep apnea.

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Thomas Penzel is a Professor and Doctor at the Sleep Medicine Center at Charite Universitätsmedizin in Berlin, Germany. His work is devoted to the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disordered breathing.

Roberto Hornero is a Professor in the Department of Signal Processing and Communications at the University of Valladolid, in Valladolid, Spain, and Director of the Biomedical Engineering Group at the University of Valladolid. He is a member of the Biomedical Research Networking Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN, Ministry of Health, Spain). His work is devoted to analyzing pulse oximetry and overnight polysomnography signals to help in the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea.