Method and apparatus to monitor sleep behaviour
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1. An apparatus for monitoring sleep behaviour in a human subject, comprising:
- a housing;
vibratory means and subject response means contained within said housing;
timing means to activate said vibratory means at selected time intervals for selected periods of time;
means to record and store each activation event of said vibratory means, and subject positive and negative response thereto; and
means to retrieve and analyze said records.
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Abstract
A vibrating stimulus-response device and method to monitor sleep behaviour is described. The self-contained portable device can be used in a home environment as a preliminary screen before a more extensive polysomnographic examination.
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1. An apparatus for monitoring sleep behaviour in a human subject, comprising:
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a housing; vibratory means and subject response means contained within said housing; timing means to activate said vibratory means at selected time intervals for selected periods of time; means to record and store each activation event of said vibratory means, and subject positive and negative response thereto; and
means to retrieve and analyze said records. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for assessing sleep behaviour in a human subject, comprising:
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(a) subjecting the subject to a vibratory stimulus for a selected period of time at selected spaced intervals of time, (b) recording the time of each said stimulus and the subject'"'"'s response or lack thereof to each said stimulus, (c) recovering stored information; and
assessing the subject by comparison of said recovered stored information with known standards of sleep behaviour. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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