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		MagicMoonlight on Sept 17, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple Watch sleep apnea detection gets FDA approva... How do you know they don’t have sleep apnea? You’re making the assumption that the snoring people are healthy, whereas the logical assumption would be that something is making them snore. Given that snoring is caused by an obstruction to their airway, it’s reasonable to assume that obstruction will impact their breathing.

huhtenberg on Sept 17, 2024 [–]

Because they are breathing in a sustained steady rhythm.

Apnea, by definition, is not breathing, so if they are snoring and breathing, they aren't likely to have apnea, are they?

> You’re making the assumption that the snoring people are healthy

I am not making this assumption.

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