sleep disorder detection and identification睡眠障碍检测和识别.pdf

J. Biomedical Science and Engineering, 2012, 5, 330-340 JBiSE / 10.4236/jbise.2012.56043 Published Online June 2012 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/jbise/) Sleep disorder detection and identification Dennis E. B. Tan, Wai Yie Leong Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Email: milktea1226@, waiyie@ Received January 17th, 2012; revised February 17th, 2012; accepted March 2nd, 2012 ABSTRACT who suffer from sleep disorder. Daytime sleepiness and the likelihood to sleep during driving are the most com- Electroencephalogram (EEG) is one of the medical mon negative effects. Besides, their health will also be devices that used for sleep disorder detection. Sleep affected due to lack of sleeping time which may cause disorder such as Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome high blood pressure, stroke, abnormal heart rhythms and (OSAS) often appears during sleep event. Since the even death due to myocardial infarction. OSAS patients have the difficulties to allow the air- From the observation on OSAS patients, the most flow into the lung while inspiration, the EEG is ap- common symptoms are choking or gasping at the termi- plied to capture and reco