Talking Sleep Season 5 | Episode 6

Clinical considerations for novel sleep technology

Dr. Scott Ryals and Dr. Steven Holfinger, GUESTS

The sleep field is intertwined with technological advances. Innovative devices are being developed every day, some of which are crossing over into the clinical realm. In this episode of Talking Sleep, Dr. Scott Ryals and Dr. Steven Holfinger describe how some novel home sleep apnea test devices work and explain how clinicians should approach them.

Scott Ryals, MD, is a sleep physician at Atrium Health in Charlotte, North Carolina. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, a current member of the AASM Scoring Manual Committee, and a former member of the AASM Emerging Technology Committee.

Steven Holfinger, MD, is an assistant professor practicing sleep medicine at The Ohio State University in the department of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. He is also the associate program director of OSU’s sleep medicine fellowship and a member of the AASM Emerging Technology Committee.