Loud snoring, daytime exhaustion, and pauses in breathing at night can be signs of obstructive sleep apnea - a condition linked to high blood pressure, heart disease, and diabetes. This validated screener (STOP-Bang) takes about 2 minutes.
You will be asked about snoring, tiredness, blood pressure, and a few measurements (height, weight, neck size). If a partner or family member has noticed you stop breathing or gasp at night, their observation is one of the most useful answers here.
Loud enough to be heard through closed doors, or your bed partner nudges you for snoring at night.
Tired enough that you could fall asleep while driving.
A partner, family member, or roommate's observation counts here.
Includes taking daily medication for hypertension.
Male sex is one of the STOP-Bang risk items, and it also sets the correct neck-size threshold on the next screens.
Used to calculate your Body Mass Index (BMI) - a BMI over 35 is one of the risk items.
Age over 50 is one of the risk items.
Measure around your neck at the level of your Adam's apple, or use your shirt collar size.
Interpretation goes here.
"Obstructive sleep apnea is one of the most common, and most commonly missed, contributors to hard-to-control blood pressure and daytime exhaustion."
Your risk of obstructive sleep apnea, using eight well-studied factors: snoring, tiredness, observed breathing pauses, blood pressure, BMI, age, neck size, and sex.
Adults who snore, feel excessively tired during the day, have high blood pressure, or carry extra weight around the neck and midsection - even without a formal sleep complaint.
If your score is elevated, chat with Afiya or book a consultation. HubPharm can help arrange a referral for a sleep study and support ongoing management if apnea is confirmed.
Instrument source: Chung F, Yegneswaran B, Liao P, et al. "STOP questionnaire: a tool to screen patients for obstructive sleep apnea." Anesthesiology. 2008;108(5):812-821; Chung F, et al. Br J Anaesth. 2012;108(5):768-775; scoring criteria per the official University Health Network STOP-Bang questionnaire (stopbang.ca). This tool provides an educational estimate only and is not a medical diagnosis.
Everything people ask us before taking the sleep apnea screen.
Email UsSTOP-Bang is a validated, widely used screening questionnaire for obstructive sleep apnea, developed by Dr. Frances Chung and colleagues. It combines four symptom questions (STOP) with four measurable factors (Bang: BMI, Age, Neck size, Gender).
No. A high score means your risk is elevated and a sleep study is worth pursuing. Only polysomnography (an overnight sleep study) can diagnose sleep apnea.
Yes. Your answers are used only to calculate your score in your browser. Nothing is stored or shared unless you choose to contact us via WhatsApp or email afterward.
Chat with Afiya or book a consultation using the buttons on your results. HubPharm can help arrange a referral for a sleep study and, if needed, connect you with ongoing coordinated care.