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what do you think of this? (Inspire Sleep Apnoea Implant)
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Permalink Reply by Kath Hope on
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Hi Joe. I've had a look at the link you provided and have read of similar types of implants being trialled.
I'm just pasting a small section of the article here, which jumped out at me:-
"Inspire therapy is designed to deliver mild stimulation to the hypoglossal nerve in the neck. The stimulation is intended to restore tone to the muscles that control the base of tongue, preventing the tongue from collapsing and obstructing the airway during sleep. Patients control when the therapy is turned on and off via a hand-held programmer the size of a small TV remote. The battery-powered device, which is not available on the market, is implanted in the chest under the skin but outside the ribs and the muscles."
My personal thoughts are that the device is aimed at people who have OSA due to tongue issues. Therefore, I'm assuming if it is proved to be effective, it will probably only help those people whose tongues collapse causing the obstruction, and there are many other reasons why people have apnoeas (thick neck, large uvula, nasal issues, receding jaw etc.)
My husband had to have a pacemaker fitted for a rare condition called Swallow Syncope, and I for one would much rather use CPAP or a Mandibular Device (if I only had mild OSA) than go through this. The nose surgery was enough for me LOL.
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Permalink Reply by Joe barnes on
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Very interesting observation from you and what you say makes very good sense.
Back to the A/pap!
Joe
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