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Sleep Medicine

Consumer Sleep-Tracking Devices and Wearables: Integrating Them Into Practice

Tuesday, October 3, 2023
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time
Location: 103A

    Moderator(s)

  • Yi Cai, MD

    Assistant Professor
    Columbia University Medical Center
    San Francisco, CA, United States

    • Panelist(s)

  • Jolie L. Chang, MD

    Associate Professor, Otolaryngology HNS
    University of California San Francisco
    San Francisco, CA, United States

  • Colin T. Huntley, MD

    Associate Professor
    Thomas Jefferson University
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

  • Phillip A. Huyett, MD

    Director of Sleep Surgery
    Massachusetts Eye and Ear
    Boston, MA, United States

Disclosure(s):
Jolie L. Chang, MD: No relevant relationships to disclose.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: There has been precipitous growth in the popularity of consumer and clinical sleep tracking technologies amongst the general population. As a result, patients are bringing data from their devices to the clinic, where they expect otolaryngologists and sleep specialists to interpret or incorporate their data into clinical care.

Routine patient utilization of this technology provides both a blessing and a curse to the clinician. Sleep tracking technologies deliver readily accessible, real-time data to the patient. These may help in tracking disease or therapeutic progress after the institution of treatment. However, there is variability between consumer technologies in the value of the data provided. Our field’s understanding of how to integrate these data into practice is still developing, but recent studies demonstrate potential clinical applications with various types of consumer sleep tracking technologies.

In this session, panelists will discuss the current landscape of consumer sleep tracking technologies, types of devices, and sleep metrics commonly measured. This will provide attendees with a framework for assessing their patients’ consumer sleep tracking technologies and the potential clinical value of the resulting data. Panel experts will then review the evidence for reliability of popular sleep tracking mechanisms as well as discuss applications of sleep tracking in the evaluation and treatment of sleep apnea patients. There will also be special focus on how to counsel patients regarding personal sleep tracking device data. We encourage audience members to share their experiences as well.

OUTCOME OBJECTIVE 1: Become familiar with the categories of consumer sleep technologies (wearables, nearables, apps) and the commonly claimed capabilities/data measurements.

OUTCOME OBJECTIVE 2: Evaluate the literature on the reliability of popular consumer technologies in sleep, heart rate, and oxygen saturation metrics.

OUTCOME OBJECTIVE 3: Describe potential applications of popular sleep tracking technologies in the longitudinal care of sleep apnea surgical patients.

BACKGROUND STATEMENT: The soaring popularity of consumer sleep tracking technologies presents opportunities as well as challenges in caring for patients with sleep disorders. The potential clinical applications of these tools need to be weighed carefully against their limitations.