June 23, 2016.
Allowing everyone to assess the quality of their sleep is now possible, thanks to a simple free application. iSommeil has been designed by specialists in sleep disorders and will allow you in particular to diagnose possible sleep apnea.
A personal diagnosis before an appointment with a specialist
Snoring, insomnia, sleep apnea. So many sleep disorders that you can diagnose yourself, before making an appointment with a specialist. Thanks to the iSommeil application, your phone will be used as a pre-test to establish a first diagnosis.
Designed by Dr in Neuroscience Maxime Elbaz, this application allows you to better understand your sleep, thanks to the analysis of your snoring and your breathing pauses. It also allows you to capture all your movements and measure your time. falling asleep.
An application used by sleep professionals
Its use is very simple. Just place your smartphone in airplane mode, next to your head when you go to bed. Then, the application will work on its own and will record all the data that you can consult when you wake up. In the form of a graph, you will be able to observe your different phases of wakefulness and sleep, while sound clips of your snoring and your breathing pauses will allow you to detect possible sleep apnea.
Depending on the initial results and in case of concern, the user can then make an appointment with an ENT specialist. Some specialists also use iSommeil to establish the follow-up of their patients.. A feature of the application allows you to export your recordings in order to transfer them to your doctor. iSommeil is available for free on Android and ios.
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