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Health
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Time to see a doctor? Watches to track sleep disorder

Australia's medical regulator has approved smartwatch software that analyses breathing during sleep. (HANDOUT/SAMSUNG AUSTRALIA)

Your smartwatch knows when you are sleeping, knows when you're awake and if you have a recent model, it could soon detect signs of a common sleep disorder.

Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration has for the first time approved smartwatch software from Apple and Samsung to detect and analyse bedtime breathing disturbances.

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