Patients with sleep disorders will no longer need to spend nights hooked up to monitors in a clinic to get a diagnosis, after scientists developed a pill-sized sensor that can be swallowed to track vital signs from within the stomach or gut.
Sleep apnoea is a condition where breathing stops and starts during sleep, often causing gasping, snorting, snoring or choking noises that disrupt rest for the sufferer and anyone they share a bedroom with.
The NHS website states: “If a GP thinks you might have sleep apnoea, they may refer you to a specialist sleep clinic for tests. You may be given devices that check things like your breathing and heartbeat while you sleep.” It notes that “you may need to stay in the
