(2019-08-29) Fitbit Has Completed Its Clinical Trials For Sleep Apnea

Fitbit has completed its clinical trials for sleep apnea. Apnea is most often detected using polysomnography, but Fitbit believes it can do it using the SpO2 sensor found on the back of its more recent devices like the Versa and Charge 3. That, however, requires regulatory approval, and Fitbit is currently working with the FDA to get it.

the company did reveal that, following an update this fall, users with an SpO2-loaded Fitbit device will start to see an oxygen variation chart in the app.