The present invention relates to a method of analyzing a subject for
excessive daytime sleepiness, and more particularly to a quick (short
duration), quantitative method of analyzing a subject for sleep apnea.
The present invention additionally relates a device for use in detecting
excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) and another device for detecting sleep
apnea. One embodiment of the present invention includes a method of
screening for sleep apnea comprising of measuring EEG signals from a
subject to determine sleep onset time(s) over a measurement period, as
well as measuring and analyzing respirations of the subject to determine
variability of the subject's respiration about the sleep onset time(s). A
determination about whether the subject has sleep apnea will be based in
part on the variability of the subject's respirations about the sleep
onset time(s).