(WDNews) – The FDA has officially approved Apple’s new sleep apnea detection feature, now available on the Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10, and Ultra 2. This feature, called “Breathing Disturbances,” uses the watch’s accelerometer to monitor breathing patterns while users sleep. The data is then tracked and classified within the Health app, marking disturbances as elevated or not.
Although the feature isn’t meant to replace traditional diagnostic methods, it helps assess the risk of sleep apnea, a condition affecting roughly 39 million U.S. adults.
Initially announced during Apple’s annual event, the feature is now FDA-approved, according to The Hill and will be available in over 150 countries this month.
