ADMINISTERING A SLEEP DISORDER
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1. A method of administering a sleep disorder, the method comprising:
- receiving, in a sleep administration module through one or more sensors of an earpiece worn within an ear of a sleeping patient, information regarding the sleep of the patient;
deriving, by the sleep administration module from the information regarding the sleep of the patient, one or more biometric values capable of indicating the existence of a sleep disorder;
determining, by the sleep administration module, whether the one or more biometric values indicate that the sleeping patient is presently experiencing a sleep disorder.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for administering a sleep disorder are provided. Embodiments include receiving, in a sleep administration module through one or more sensors of an earpiece worn within an ear of a sleeping patient, information regarding the sleep of the patient; deriving, by the sleep administration module from the information regarding the sleep of the patient, one or more biometric values capable of indicating the existence of a sleep disorder; and determining, by the sleep administration module, whether the one or more biometric values indicate that the sleeping patient is presently experiencing a sleep disorder.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of administering a sleep disorder, the method comprising:
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receiving, in a sleep administration module through one or more sensors of an earpiece worn within an ear of a sleeping patient, information regarding the sleep of the patient; deriving, by the sleep administration module from the information regarding the sleep of the patient, one or more biometric values capable of indicating the existence of a sleep disorder; determining, by the sleep administration module, whether the one or more biometric values indicate that the sleeping patient is presently experiencing a sleep disorder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. Apparatus for administration of a sleep disorder, the apparatus comprising:
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an earpiece having integrated sensors capable of sensing, when the earpiece is worn within an ear of a sleeping patient, information regarding the sleep of the patient; and a sleep administration module operably coupled to the sensors and configured to derive from the sensed information one or more biometric values capable of indicating the existence of a sleep disorder and to determine whether the one or more biometric values indicate that the sleeping patient is presently experiencing a sleep disorder. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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