Sleep Apnea Monitor
Just curious, little one likes to play. So I wondered if he holds his breath on purpose during night will the monitor record as not breathing. The test will be done at home on a portable monitor. Basically… No It is very sophisticated. You have an EEG, EMG, EOG, EKG,flw sensors, a snore mike, belts and many other wires. the whole thing is also video taped. If you hold your breath you, you will not have any flow but your muscles will be contracting. Also they can tell that you are awake by the EEG. They can tell if you are reading by the pattern on the eeg. OSA or obstructive sleep apnea is no flow but there is an attempt to breath from the belt. The stop has to be a certain length. CSA or central sleep apnea is no flow and no attemp to breath. This is very rare. There is no fooling on the sleep test. Ask the tech, the weirdest thing they have every seen. You will hear some very interesting stories
let me make sure I understand, the monitor is for the child. how old is the child? if the child holds is breath the alarms will go off, and yes it will record. however to answer a person would need more information.