[thenerdhead]

Very cool and best of luck.

At first I thought your name was "Hello Sleep" which brought back faint memories of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello_(company) & https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hello/sense-know-more-s...

I am curious on the problem statement though. Is it really difficult to get a diagnosis? I've read a number of sleep books and it was suggestive that you can generally get diagnosed fairly easily with proper equipment and options by general practitioners and specialists worldwide.

I'm a bit concerned personally with the diagnosis industry moving straight to consumer. I think it's cool and all, but is diagnosis through tech potentially bad for changing human behavior? The reason I bring this up is because similar companies exist for ADHD and other human conditions that I'm curious if this really solves people's problems, or just introduces a problem that they then pay for because they aren't making the right change in their life.

In other words, if we make it easier to diagnose, will people more likely believe something is wrong with them and be subscribed to a lifetime of products instead of making the foundational change to improve these problems? Are you in the business of putting yourself out of business like a good doctor in other words?

For example books like "Breath" by James Nestor suggest that we're having trouble sleeping because we're breathing wrong in the first place. What about permanent solutions like surgeries?

[meristohm]

Nestor notes that nasal surgery has its own risks of complications. Before surgery, it sounds like fat reduction (through not snacking, and increasing the time between meals, and starting meals with above-ground vegetables and fats and proteins, and reducing sugars significantly [0]) and breathing through the nose as much as possible (even going so far as to tape shut the mouth--worked for me; after less than a year of applying vertically a 1cm-wide strip of medical tape to my lips I habitually breathe through my nose at night) are important steps.

There's another book about breath that you might be interested in, which includes a chapter on breathing for healing [1].

[0] Life in the Fasting Lane (public library) https://www.worldcat.org/title/life-in-the-fasting-lane-how-...

[1] Breath Taking (public library) https://www.worldcat.org/title/breath-taking-the-power-fragi...

[maxgreenfeld]

Unfortunately, getting a diagnosis can be difficult. The current wait time for in-lab sleep studies is 3-6 months. We want to increase access to care for the 80% of sleep apnea sufferers who are currently undiagnosed.

There are a range of treatment options out there including weight loss, CPAP, oral appliances, and surgery, and selecting the right option can depend on a number of factors including a patient's lifestyle and the severity of their sleep apnea. We're looking to coordinate access for this full spectrum.

[mattzito]

Hey, happy you’re doing this, as a sleep apnea sufferer. But in my hometown, they’re doing at home sleep studies, with a recording unit you wear at home and upload the results. Way more convenient than an in person study. Not sure if that’s limited to major cities or what.

[caymanjim]

Insurance companies all but insist on lab studies. I've tried to get a clear answer from doctors on why, but none of them offered a good explanation. I refuse to do it; there's no way I can fall asleep in that setting, on their schedule, in an uncomfortable bed, with people watching me. If you push back enough you can always get a home test.

[maxgreenfeld]

Currently, ~60% of studies are being done in lab. We agree that the convenience of at-home sleep tests makes testing significantly more accessible.