CES-EES Clinical Score and a Wearable Ring Sensor for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Individual and Combined Validation Against In-Laboratory Polysomnography

This study evaluates whether a clinical upper airway assessment tool (the Clinical Examination Score plus ENT Examination Score, CES-EES) and an artificial-intelligence wearable ring (Belun Ring, Belun Sleep System BLS-100) can serve as accurate, less resource-intensive alternatives to in-lab polysomnography (PSG) for diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Adults referred to the Otorhinolaryngology sleep clinic at Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) for suspected OSA, who score 4 or more on the combined CES-EES scale, undergo a single overnight Level 1 in-lab PSG. The Belun Ring is worn concurrently with standard PSG electrodes during this same overnight study. The apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) from the Belun Ring and the CES-EES score, individually and in combination, are compared against the AHI from in-lab PSG -- the diagnostic reference standard -- to assess their agreement, correlation, and diagnostic accuracy for OSA.