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Earlier in 2020, Inspire data was cited in a BJU International research paper about the effect of prostate cancer on sleep. [11] In January 2021, Marina Ness, Inspire's Director of Research, was an author on a paper [12] in European Urology Open Science, the Open Access journal of the European Urology family.
Sleep surgery is a surgery performed to treat sleep disordered breathing. Sleep disordered breathing is a spectrum of disorders that includes snoring, upper airway resistance syndrome, and obstructive sleep apnea. These surgeries are performed by surgeons trained in otolaryngology, oral maxillofacial surgery, and craniofacial surgery.
Obstructive sleep apnea is the most common Sleep-Disordered Breathing (SDB) and affects up to 11% of children born at term – it is even more common (3 to 6 times more) in children born pre-term. [65] As a SDB, OSA in children can lead to several adverse consequences, also in the long-term with consequences lasting into adulthood. [27]
Inspire is an implanted hypoglossal nerve stimulation device that treats obstructive sleep apnea by monitoring your breathing and delivering impulses to the nerve responsible for tongue movement ...
The FDA has labeled a recall of Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.’s (NYSE:INSP) nerve-stimulating implant for obstructive sleep apnea as Class I, the most serious kind. Inspire initiated a recall of ...
The typical screening process for sleep apnea involves asking patients about common symptoms such as snoring, witnessed pauses in breathing during sleep and excessive daytime sleepiness. [19] There is a wide range in presenting symptoms in patients with sleep apnea, from being asymptomatic to falling asleep while driving. [ 19 ]
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Sleep apnea (or sleep apnoea in British English; /æpˈniːə/) is a sleep disorder characterized by pauses in breathing or instances of shallow or infrequent breathing during sleep. Each pause in breathing, called an apnea, can last for several seconds to several minutes, and may occur 5 to 30 times or more in an hour.