Anyone Know how to record sleep with Laptop and webcam?

[barondidit]

I really want to record my sleep to see why I wake so often during the night. Im wondering if its sleep apnea or what? This has gone on for years both pre and post SCI.
Do you know of a program that will let me do this with a webcam?
Thanks
Baron

[quadvet]

I use a camcorder with infrared, connected to a VCR recording 6 hours.

[barondidit]

Originally Posted by quadvet

I use a camcorder with infrared, connected to a VCR recording 6 hours.

thats a good idea for sure. My resources on a camcorder are a lil limited at the moment tho. Someone else posted some links to a lil how to, but he erased the message for some reason. *hey, it was a good idea and links BTW*
I wanna be able to do it for longer than 6hrs too, As I usually sleep, like 8-12 hrs. Figured my hardrive and recording in mp4, would suffice. Need my computer screen to be dark but not in sleep mode. I sleep with a small nightlite, so i think that would work for lighting.
Sadly I think I wake so often because im addicted to cancer sticks. Its either that or sleep apnea..... l think.
Last time I was in the hospital I noticed a room called Sleep Studies.... I wonder what it would take for them to study me. I feel like a lab rat as of late anyway, may as well go with it. LOL.
PEACE
Baron

[cheesecake]

A webcam will get some of the data but you really need a monitor for your breathing to know if it is sleep apnea. If you think it might be, discuss it with your doctor and try to set up a sleep study.

I have had 2 studies and have significant apnea. I need to complete a third study to get my cpap levels set.

[barondidit]

Nice cheesecake, thanks for the info

[quadvet]

Originally Posted by barondidit

Last time I was in the hospital I noticed a room called Sleep Studies.... I wonder what it would take for them to study me. I feel like a lab rat as of late anyway, may as well go with it. LOL.
PEACE
Baron

Just need to get a referral from your primary care doctor to the Sleep Center. Sleep apnea = bad stuff.
All the best.

[jody]

I would have problems with sleep apnea if I were 20-30 pounds heavier. spasms wake me up though. My roomie confirmed that for me. you seem to be a slim guy. if it turns out you are snoring though, you might be able to use a mouth device that goes over your teeth to keep your jaw from sliding back and causing snoring. Why dont you just go to a sleep lab though, because of your current situation as sci patient, you would probably be approved for a sleep study. Your Gp can refer you.

[jody]

Originally Posted by cheesecake

A webcam will get some of the data but you really need a monitor for your breathing to know if it is sleep apnea. If you think it might be, discuss it with your doctor and try to set up a sleep study.

I have had 2 studies and have significant apnea. I need to complete a third study to get my cpap levels set.

yes, what she said.

[tooley]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1WTMy7m3d4

[GL]

Baron hi
Wanna easy way
night vision cameras are easy to hook up and fairly cheap cyberguys etc carry em
Also if you have a desktop comp you can raid maybe a elcheapo tv card with inputs for the camera then to trip ot off maybe a timer and a simple battery operated motion detector sensor like off a flood light or something to switch things on andf off in vid rec mode

Theres also special setups like around $100 that are made to hook up to just about any type of computer i've seen room surveilance setups as low as $69 night vision ones that hook to a comp via pci card etc...


I like motion detectors as triggers for surveillance
you can look up these ideas they are fun to build projects also


Have a good day

GL