Diagnosing Obstructive Sleep Apnea Using Electromyography of the Muscles of the Mouth

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. Current use of OSA therapy, including PAP (positive airway pressure) or non-invasive ventilation on a daily basis
• •2. Prior uvulopalatopharyngoplasty surgery for sleep apnea.
• •3. Inability to install WatchPAT ONE application on smartphone or tablet or unwillingness/inability to use the WatchPAT ONE home sleep study device
• •4. Prisoners are excluded due to ethical, legal, and practical concerns
• •5. Individuals who are pregnant are excluded due to temporary changes in habitus, fluid shifts, and potential changes to oropharyngeal musculature may impact tmEMG assessment. This important subpopulation will be investigated in a later phase study.
• •6. Inability to stop tobacco, marijuana, or vaping on the day of testing.
• •7. Binge alcohol use behaviors (4+ drinks on the same occasion on 5+ days in the past month).
• •8. Medication use that may cause central apnea that in the judgment of the investigators could impact the safety or results of the study
• •9. Allergy to benzocaine topical anesthetic or other ester class local anesthetics (lidocaine, etc.)
• •10. Current psychiatric illness other than treated mood disorders
• •11. Unable or unwilling to provide informed consent or comply with research procedures
• •12. Active Cancer due to potential interference with study results
• •13. Major comorbidities which in the judgment of the investigators could impact the safety or results of the study
• •14. Inability to sign consent and participate in the study in English. This study involves use of an investigational device; the technical nature of the study and the consenting process and consent form make it impractical to include subjects who cannot participate in English.