2024 Apple Watch to Monitor Blood Pressure and Detect Sleep Apnea: Report

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A futureApple Watchis reportedly set to be a game changer for wearers' health.

Apple’s forthcoming blood pressure sensor will reportedly detect when a wearer’s blood pressure has risen, the outlet said, but it won’t show specific numbers.

Apple did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment about its 2024 product plans.

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The 2024 Apple Watch will also reportedly monitor breathing and sleeping habits,Bloombergadded, with the device able to predict if a user has sleep apnea, a condition where breathing repeatedly stops and starts throughout the night, according toThe Mayo Clinic.

Once the watch detects a potential case of sleep apnea,Bloombergreported that the device will recommend a watch wearer talk to a doctor for further confirmation.

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Alongside the Apple Watch, the outlet also reported that the famed technology company wants to turn its Vision Pro headset into a health device as well.

PerBloomberg,Apple is working on new “anti-anxiety” and “enhanced meditation” features for the product, which is currently scheduled to be released in early 2024. Apple wants the product to become a virtual-reality system that will “reinforce positive thinking and improve mental health.”

source: people.com