OSA severity assessment based on sleep breathing analysis using ambient microphone

In this paper, an audio-based system for severity estimation of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is proposed. The system estimates the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), which is the average number of apneic events per hour of sleep. This system is based on a Gaussian mixture regression algorithm that was trained and validated on full-night audio recordings. Feature selection process using a genetic algorithm was applied to select the best features extracted from time and spectra domains. A total of 155 subjects, referred to in-laboratory polysomnography (PSG) study, were recruited. Using the PSG's AHI score as a gold-standard, the performances of the proposed system were evaluated using a Pearson correlation, AHI error, and diagnostic agreement methods. Correlation of R=0.89, AHI error of 7.35 events/hr, and diagnostic agreement of 77.3% were achieved, showing encouraging performances and a reliable non-contact alternative method for OSA severity estimation.

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