Home sleep testing (HST) is an increasingly popular way to diagnose obstructive sleep apnea and other sleep disorders remotely. As opposed to coming into a sleep lab, the patient is able to self-administer an HST from the comfort of their own home, often at a lower price than in-lab sleep testing. But HSTs also have limitations, including being able to only diagnose sleep apnea and not other sleep disorders, as well as only being clinically appropriate for patients who meet specific pre-test criteria. This comparison guide compares HST devices on parameters including price, rental/leasing options, type, maximum channels, power, chain-of-custody, warranty, dimensions, memory, and recording time.
Company | Advanced Brain Monitoring | BioSerenity Inc | BRAEBON Medical | Cadwell | Cerebra | CleveMed | Compumedics USA | General Sleep Corporation | Neurovirtual USA Inc | Natus Medical Inc | Nox Medical | Onera Health | Philips Respironics | REMware | ResMed | SleepImage | SleepImage | SOMNOmedics America Inc | Sunrise | Watermark Medical | Wesper | ZOLL Itamar | ZOLL Itamar | |||||||||||||
HST: | Sleep Profiler & PSG2 | AccuSom | MediByte Jr | ApneaTrak | Cerebra Sleep System | SleepView | Somté | Zmachine Synergy | BWMini HST Compass | Embletta MPR-PG | Nox T3s | Onera STS | Alice NightOne | DreamClear | NightOwl | SleepImage Ring (Adult) | SleepImage Ring (Children) | SOMNOtouch RESP | Sunrise Digital Solution | ARES 620 | Wesper Lab | WatchPAT 300 | WatchPAT ONE | |||||||||||||
Website: | advancedbrainmonitoring.com | us.bioserenity.com/sleepmedicine | www.braebon.com | www.cadwell.com/ apneatrak | www.cerebra.health | www.clevemed.com | www.compumedics.com | www.generalsleep.com | www.neurovirtual.com | neuro.natus.com/ products-services/ embletta-mpr-sleep-system | www.noxmedical.com | www.onerahealth.com | www.usa.philips.com/ healthcare/product/ HC1109289/alice-nightone- home-sleep-testing-device | www.dreamclear.com | www.nightowl.care | www.sleepimage.com | www.sleepimage.com | www. somnomedics-diagnostics.com | www.hellosunrise.com | www.watermarkmedical.com | www.wesper.co/ providers | itamar-medical.com | itamar-medical.com | |||||||||||||
Starting Purchase Price: | Contact company | Contact company | $2,750 | $3,250 | Contact company | $2,400 | $3,400 | Contact company | Contact company | Contact company | Contact company | Contact company | $2,474 | $1,250 | Contact company | Contact company | Contact company | Configuration-dependent | Contact company | Contact company | $50 | Contact company | Contact company | |||||||||||||
Rental/Leasing Option: | Contact company | Contact company | Yes | Yes | Yes | Contact company | Contact company | Yes | No | No | No | Contact company | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Configuration-dependent | No | Contact company | Yes | Contact company | Contact company | |||||||||||||
Starting Price for Consumables/Study: | $17.50 | N/A | $7 | <$3; disposable kits: $30 | Contact company | $20 | <$14 | Contact company; configuration dependent | $5 | $5-$12 | Contact company | Contact company | $5 | $25 | Contact company | N/A (no consumables) | N/A (no consumables) | $2 | Contact company | Contact company | N/A | Contact company | Contact company | |||||||||||||
Type: | II | III | III | II, III, IV | II | III, IV | III, IV | II, III, IV | III, IV | II, III, IV | III, IV | II | III | II, III, IV | IV | III | III | II, III, IV | IV | II, III, IV | III | III | III | |||||||||||||
Maximum Channels: | 13: EEG, LEOG, REOG, EMG or ECG, forehead pulse, snoring (dB), head movement, head position; PSG2 adds wireless finger SpO2, pulse, nasal pressure airflow, optional thorax and abdomen piezo or RIP belts | 5: airflow, respiratory effort, pulse rate, oxygen saturation, snore | 8: airflow, snore, SpO2, pulse rate, chest effort, body position, CPAP pressure, PPG | 13: thoracic/abdominal effort, pressure, pressure-based snore, snore sensor, thermistor, SpO2, pulse rate, plethysmography, body position, 3 channels ExG | 16: 2x frontal EEG, 2x EOG chin, EMG, nasal cannula, chest and abdomen effort (RIP belt), SpO2, 2-lead ECG (heart rate), pulse 2x, leg EMG, audio, body position | 8: heart rate, pulse oximetry, respiratory airflow (CPAP compatible), RIP belt, snore, body position, auxiliary (second RIP, thermal airflow, or IDcheck), actigraphy | 13: nasal pressure, snoring, CPAP mask pressure, thoracic and abdominal effort, body position, SpO2, pulse rate, plethysmography waveform, signal quality, limb movement (or optional nasal thermistor), 2xEXG (EEG, EOG, EMG, ECG, or off) | 9: EEG sleep staging, airflow (cannula or Bi/CPAP interface), Bi/CPAP pressure, respiratory effort (RIP), snore, SpO2, pulse rate, plethysmography, tri-axis body position | 13: 2x RIP, pressure transducer, SpO2, pulse pleth, body position, 2x ExG; ExG; 3x DC channels, luminosity sensor | 19: pressure, sound, gravity (x/y/z), bipolar ExG, thermistor, thoracic effort (RIP), abdominal effort (RIP), DC (0-1V) battery, event buttom, SpO2, SpO2B-B, SpO2 quality, pulse rate, plesthymography, RD quality, PPG; + multiple derived channels. Optional proxies add up to 8 EEG, 2 EOG, 3 chin EMG, 2 channels leg EMG and 1 ECG channel | 24: (15 recorded channels, 9 derived channels) 2x bipolar channels: RIP, abdo- men + thorax breathing effort, respiratory sound, audio volume, gravity, activity, position, flow, snore, PWA; pulse, SpO2; 9 derived: heart rate; calibrated RIP flow, calibrated RIP sum, RIP flow, RIP sum, RIP phase, PTT, respiratory rate | 15: EEG right, EEG left, EOG right, EOG left, EMG right, EMG left, SpO2, respiratory effort (via bioimpedance), respiratory flow (via bioimpedance), respiratory flow (via nasal cannula), ECG, activity, body position, sound pressure level, EMG leg | 7: flow, snoring, thoracic effort, SpO2, heart rate, body position, pleth | 8: body position, SPO2, chest belt, nasal cannula, snore, heart rate, EEG (O1,M2), EOG | 4: peripheral arterial tonometry, pulse rate, oximetry, actigraphy | 6: plethysmogram, pulse rate, heart rate variability, respiration, oximetry, actigraphy | 6: plethysmogram, pulse rate, heart rate variability, respiration, oximetry, actigraphy | 11: respiratory airflow, snore, CPAP pressure, thoracic breathing effort, SpO2, pulse rate, finger plethysmogram, body position, movement, patient marker; optional: abdominal breathing effort | 3: mandibular movement (accelerometer and gyroscope), position | 9 (standard): SpO2 (dual sensors), heart rate, snoring, airflow, movement, position, EEG, EOG, EMG; 10 (effort belt): SpO2, heart rate, snoring, airflow, movement, position, RIP, EEG, EOG, EMG | 13: ABD, THX, air flow, pressure, SpO2, heart rate, audio (separated to snoring and background noise), body position, movement, skin temperature (ABD +THX), sleep phases | 7: PAT signal, pulse rate, oximetry, actigraphy, snoring, body position, chest motion | 7: PAT signal, pulse rate, oximetry, actigraphy, snoring, body position, chest motion | |||||||||||||
Power Options: | Rechargeable | Rechargeable | Rechargeable, Disposable | Rechargeable | Rechargeable | Disposable | Disposable | Rechargeable | Rechargeable, Disposable | Disposable | Rechargeable, Disposable | Rechargeable | Rechargeable, Disposable | N/A | Disposable | Rechargeable | Rechargeable | Rechargeable | Disposable | Rechargeable | Disposable, Rechargeable | Disposable, Rechargeable | Disposable | |||||||||||||
Chain-of-Custody Assurance: | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | |||||||||||||
Warranty (years): | 2 | For service period | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | N/A | 2 | 1 | N/A | 1 | 1 | 2 | N/A | 1 | 1 | 1 | N/A | |||||||||||||
Dimensions (cm): | 7 x 4.5 x 1.75 | 5 x 3 x 1 | 6 x 6 x 2 | 7.3 x 11.5 x 2.5 | Table top unit: 21 x 12 x 0.7; head-mounted unit: 63 x 38 x 28; chest-mounted unit: 140 x 36 x 24 | 7.62 x 6.60 x 1.78 | 11.43 x 6.35 x 3.05; sen- sor interface: 7.62 x 4.45 x 2.29 | 10.2 x 6.1 x 2.4 | 10.8 x 7.7 x 2.8 | 10.7 x 7.9 x 1.9 | 6.8 x 6.2 x 2.6 | 8.2 x 6.3 x 2.1 | 10.34 x 2.51 x 6.78 | 13.2 x 9.4 x 2.7 | 2.4 x 1.7 x 0.7 | 3.8 x 3.0 x 3.8 | 3.8 x 3.0 x 2.7 | 8.4 x 5.5 x 1.8 | 4.7 x 2.0 x 0.6 | 12.0 x 5.1 X 3.1 | 16 x 19 x 5 | 6.5 x 6 x 1.3 | 6 x 5.5 x 1.8 | |||||||||||||
Weight (grams): | 76 | 350 | 90 (incl battery) | 143.5 | TTU: 280;HMU 56; CMU 81 | 57 | 200 | 86 | 90 | 153 | 65 +/- 5g without battery | 54 | 84 + battery | 175 (with sensors: 275) | 3 | 15 | 12 | 64 | 3 | 93.5 | 298.6 | 129.5 | 85 | |||||||||||||
Memory (MB): | 8,000 | 64,000 | 256 | 128 | 32,000 | 1,000 | N/A (compact flash card) | 8,000 | 32,000 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | N/A (smartphone memory) | N/A (smartphone memory) | N/A (smartphone memory) | N/A (smartphone memory) | 512 | 100 (internal) | N/A | up to 50 hours | 128 | 16 | |||||||||||||
Recording Time (hours): | 30 | 32 | 18 | 24 | 13 | 100 | 36 | 300 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 10/study | 20 (+12 standby) | 112 | ~16 | ~16 | 18 | 10 | 72 | 12 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||||
Features: | Scientifically-validated and editable autoscored full disclosure signals with foreheadbased self-application. For multinight evaluation of sleep architecture and sleep continuity in home or hospital, with auto-detection of sleep biomarkers associated with neurodegeneration. PSG2 upgrade enables auto-detection of apneas, hypopneas and RERAs, and REM-related SDB severity. | The AccuSom home sleep testing device is part of BioSerenity’s Directto-Patient Home Sleep Testing offering. The level III device and single use sensors are shipped to patients and can be used for up to three nights. Data transmits directly to be reviewed and interpreted by a board-certified sleep physician. | Local PC software or the BridgeBuilder Cloud Portal. SDB analysis including RERA, flow limitation, breath statistics, SpO2 perfusion. Carrying case, patient instructional video, USB cable. CPAP compatible, multiple nights, immediate report access, unlimited custom reports, locking connectors, stainless steel connector, LED study status indicator, all internal biosensors. | Add Sleep Time to HSAT testing with ApneaTrak:TST or EnsoData integration. Three versions available: Core (Type III), Legacy (AASM-recommended parameters), TST (3xExG channels). Use the same sensors recommended for in-lab studies. Connection to the PC (zero-click) automatically downloads the recording, clears, recharges, and prepares ApneaTrak for the next patient. | Remote upload, autoscoring, Odds Ratio Product sleep depth algorithm. | AASM-compliant HST with “Smart Check” green/red light to indicate if a good study was recorded. Uses a RIP belt, is CPAP compatible, and can collect multinight studies. HIPAA- compliant web portal offers access to studies, scoring, and reports, while facilitating collaboration between local sleep labs and office-based physicians, including IT management and data archival. | Carrying case included, will deliver results while patient is on CPAP, includes video instruction for patient, 24/7 technical support, and analysis, scoring, and reporting software. Designed for basic HST workflow with automated respiratory event analysis and customized reporting. Supports both nasal pressure and thermistor airflow signal. | A chest worn device that combines single-channel EEG sleep staging technology with traditional respiratory channels to report an AHI based on EEG-derived sleep time and body position (not just recording time). With one touch controls, multi-night recordings, and a full-color LED interface, the Synergy is now PAP compatible and backed by a HIPAA-compliant cloud portal. | A compact polysomnography type III and IV device powered by one AA battery, the HST Compass contains 2x AC bipolar channels, pressure transducer, integrated RIP interfaces, oximeter, integrated body position and DC channels—all embedded into a single module that will comfortably fit on the chest. Capability to see the traces and study information right on the screen. | Scalable multi-night recorder with auto or timed start options; high resolution screen with signal display; signal test features (including impedance measurement), signal quality/status information; disposable and reusable sensors available; sound recording with optional snap-on cannula microphone; RemLogic or Natus SleepWorks for HST recordings included. | The Nox T3s has refined Nox RIP technology with 200Hz sampling frequency, which can be used as a primary flow measurement; built-in sensors for snoring, EKG, EMG, and EEG, Bluetooth BLE 5.0 technology extending the battery life for multinight studies, analysis in Noxturnal Software with artificial intel- ligence. Indicated for use in patients >2 years old. | Onera’s patch-based no-wire STS system records data from up to four points of contact, maximizing patient comfort. These noninvasive devices, with their intuitive design, are attached within minutes, are easy for patients to use, and save time during hook-up and removal. The user-centric technology offers new opportunities for sleep clinics to expand their programs, and for hospitals that have limited or no access to a sleep clinic to implement sleep diagnostic testing within their institution. | The “auto-on” feature turns on the device as soon as the RIP belt is clicked in place; no need for patients to push a ‘start’ button. The integrated connection eliminates the need for an external effort wire set. The “smart guide” sequence guides patients through the setup process and provides feedback to the patient along the way. | Company provides HST service that includes device shipment, returns, patient support, AI scoring platform, scoring/inter- pretation signoff via cloud portal and more. A smartphone app records, measures, and transmits sleep staging, eye movements, oxygen levels, heart rate, breathing, snoring, EEG, and body position. | A fully disposable device based on peripheral arterial tonometry that provides pAHI and TST estimate. Autoscored reports available in the free NightOwl Portal. Smartphone connected. Device in line with AASM guideline requirements. Reimbursable for qualified physicians. Good for up to 14 nights on 1 patient. | SleepImage generates a report that is ready for interpretation in minutes after a sleep study. Report includes AHI 3% and 4% (OSA & CSA), RDI, and ODI based on TST and sleep staging, as well as sleep efficiency, latency, onset, duration, fragmentation, periodicity, NREM and REM sleep, WASO, and wake transitions. FDA-cleared for children and adults. | SleepImage generates a report that is ready for interpretation in minutes after a sleep study. Report includes AHI 3% and 4% (OSA & CSA), RDI, and ODI based on TST and sleep staging, as well as sleep efficiency, latency, onset, duration, fragmentation, periodicity, NREM and REM sleep, WASO, and wake transitions. FDA-cleared for children and adults. | Plug and play with Intelligent Connect sensors for easy application by the patient at home—programmed or manual start. Extensive analysis and reporting software (1 license). Charging and data transfer simultaneously via USB. CPAP-compatible recordings. Auto detection of sleep/wake. Additional abdomen belt available. Also available: SOMNOtouch RESP eco, a Type III and IV home sleep test. | Version 2 (type III with 8 channels) is pending FDA review and clearance. The Sunrise Digital Solution is a disposable, single point of contact HSAT consisting of a sensor, smartphone app, and a cloud-based algorithm. Upon completion of the Sunrise sleep study, both mandibular movement (MM) data, anthropometric data, and responses to sleep questionnaires are transferred via wireless connection to the cloud where the Sunrise software, using a dedicated machine learning algorithm, analyzes the data and generates a report available through the Sunrise platform. The MM signal reflects both the respiratory drive and variations in upper airway resistances occurring during SDB. | Compact forehead worn unit with up to 3 nights/single report. Voice-prompted alerts. Patient app allows for secure transfer to cloud for real-time quality check and reduced study processing time (optional). Validated automated analysis. AHI/RDI data quantified across state, stage, and body position in both 3% and 4% desaturations using sleep time. Secure cloud storage and processing. Registered tech quality review option. Automated text generation. Integrated validated pre-test OSA risk questionnaire. Bluetooth RIP effort belt (optional) | Wesper Lab offers sleep expert support via video consultations and chat. Wesper Lab also offers longitudinal data analysis, HST +, a care plan, sleep diaries, and subjective data. | A wrist worn device that provides an automated analysis based upon 3 points of contact. Within 1-minute post study, raw data is downloaded and autoscored differentiating obstructive and central events, providing an AHI, AHIc, RDI, and ODI based upon true sleep time and sleep staging | WatchPAT ONE is a fully disposable HSAT that also utilizes screening, pre and post sleep questionnaires through a smartphone app, which helps clinics to streamline diagnostic processes. As soon as the study is completed, sleep data is available for interpretation. It provides a validated autoscored report and raw data for manual review and editing. The report differentiates obstructive and central events and provides an AHI, AHIc, RDI, and ODI based upon TST, and sleep staging |
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