Who Nightsong is not for
Nightsong is a wellness app, not a medical device. If you use CPAP, have diagnosed sleep apnea, or have worrying symptoms, start with a clinician.
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We would rather lose a sign-up than mislead someone about their health. So here it is, plainly: Nightsong™ is a wellness app for understanding your own sleep over time. It is not a medical device, it does not diagnose anything, and there are people it is simply not built for.
If you have been diagnosed with sleep apnea
Nightsong is not for people who have been diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea. If that is you, keep following your clinician. Your care plan was built around a proper evaluation, and a phone on a nightstand is not part of that plan. The Somnus Index™ describes sound patterns against your own baseline. It does not monitor a condition and it is not a substitute for medical follow-up.
If you use CPAP or another prescribed therapy
Nightsong is not a way to check whether CPAP, an oral appliance, a nerve stimulator, or any other prescribed therapy is working. A higher or lower score is not a reason to start, stop, or adjust a treatment. Those decisions belong with the clinician who prescribed it. The app does let you note what you use, under Therapy and context, so your own record has the context. That note never changes your number, and it is never a verdict on your therapy.
If you are hoping for a diagnosis
Nightsong cannot tell you whether you have sleep apnea or any other condition, and it does not try. It does not screen, it does not flag disorders, and it will never tell you that you are fine or that you are not. The number is a wellness metric for following your own pattern. If you want an answer about your health, that answer comes from a clinician, usually with a sleep study.
If you have symptoms that worry you
Some patterns deserve a real person’s attention, not an app’s. If you notice loud snoring with choking or gasping, if someone has seen you stop breathing in your sleep, or if you are heavily sleepy during the day even after enough time in bed, talk to a doctor. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute lists these among the signs worth raising with a provider. Do that first. Nightsong can wait.
If you already use Nightsong and want to bring something to that appointment, the app can make a summary of recent nights on your phone, with no name and no identity, only night patterns and dates. It reflects your own baseline, not a diagnosis.
If you need a number every single night
Nightsong would rather say nothing than invent a number. Some mornings show Partial, because only part of the night was heard well. Some show no number at all, because the night was not heard well enough. If a guaranteed nightly score matters more to you than an honest one, we are probably not your app. How the Somnus Index works explains why.
Who Nightsong is for
Adults who want a private, honest picture of their own snoring and breathing over weeks and months, measured against themselves, not a stranger. People who like the idea of watching a trend take shape, trying one evening habit at a time, and seeing what their nights do. People who want their audio to stay on their own phone. If that sounds like you, read the short version at Nightsong at a glance, then join the list.
The plain version
Nightsong is a wellness app. It is not a medical device, it does not diagnose, screen for, or treat any condition, and it never replaces a clinician. If something about your sleep worries you, see a doctor first. Nightsong will still be here when you want to watch your own trend.
Questions people ask
Can I use Nightsong if I have been diagnosed with sleep apnea?
Nightsong is not built for people with diagnosed sleep apnea. If that is you, keep following your clinician. Nightsong does not monitor a condition and is not a substitute for your care plan.
I use CPAP. Can Nightsong tell me if it is working?
No. Nightsong is not a way to check whether CPAP or any other therapy is working, and it is not a reason to change one. Questions about your therapy belong with the clinician who prescribed it.
Can Nightsong tell me whether I have sleep apnea?
No. Nightsong does not diagnose or screen for any condition. Only a clinician can evaluate that, usually with a sleep study.
What symptoms mean I should see a doctor instead?
Loud snoring with choking or gasping, pauses in breathing that someone has noticed, and daytime sleepiness despite enough time in bed are all reasons to talk to a clinician.
Who is Nightsong for, then?
Adults who want a private, honest picture of their own snoring and breathing patterns over weeks and months, measured against their own baseline, as part of a healthy routine.