A hypoglossal nerve stimulation implant is a new treatment for sleep apnea. It replaces the traditional continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine therapy in people who have not had success ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Inspire Sleep Apnea Innovation Around 22 million Americans have sleep apnea. Traditional continuous positive airway pressure, or ...

THEY DON'T WEAR IT...AND THATS NOT GOOD. BUT NOW THERE IS ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE..... YOU CAN BARELY SEE BUT I HAVE A SLIGHT SCAR UP HERE AND THEN IT GOES UNDER THE SKIN IN MY CHEST, IT LOOKS LIKE A ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TUPELO — For those who have tried unsuccessfully to use a CPAP machine to treat sleep apnea, the Inspire implant is a breakthrough ...

A nerve stimulator implant called Inspire is helping some sleep apnea patients breathe normally at night when a CPAP machine is not an effective treatment. Millions of Americans suffer from sleep ...

MUSKEGON, Mich. — About 30 million people in the United States deal with sleep apnea. Of those, only about 6 million are even diagnosed. Disruptive sleep can affect mental clarity, put a strain on ...

CHICAGO — Supply chain issues coupled with a massive recall of CPAP devices by one of the world’s largest manufacturers have left many people with sleep apnea looking for alternatives. For 80-year-old ...

MUSKEGON, MI — Trinity Health’s hospitals in Muskegon and Grand Rapids are the first in West Michigan to offer the Inspire implant to patients with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea. The ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. ­­— Individuals diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea, which causes the upper airway to become blocked during sleep, often rely on a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine ...

Sleep apnea is a serious condition, causing breathing to stop and start several times during sleep. The most common form of the condition is obstructive sleep apnea, where the throat narrows, blocking ...

Millions of Americans suffer from sleep apnea, and many go undiagnosed or don’t seek treatment. For those who do, a CPAP machine has been a solution for many since the 1980s. In today’s Health Matters ...