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  2. Hypoglossal nerve stimulator - Wikipedia

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    The hypoglossal nerve stimulator is a novel strategy for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It has been gaining popularity over the last few decades and was approved in Europe in 2013 and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in April 2014. [ 3 ]

  3. CPAP replacement works well for the overweight, not obese ...

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    To qualify for the device, called a hypoglossal nerve stimulator, a person over 18 diagnosed with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea must be unable to adapt or refuse to wear a continuous ...

  4. Does Medicare cover Inspire treatment for sleep apnea? - AOL

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    Location. Total cost. Medicare pays. Patient pays. ambulatory surgical center. $25,669. $20,535. $5,133. hospital outpatient department. $30,408. $28,612. $1,796

  5. Neuromodulation (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    Hypoglossal nerve stimulation, an option for some patients who have obstructive sleep apnea [28] Percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) for the treatment of incontinence. Peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS, which refers to simulation of nerves beyond the spine or brain, and may be considered to include occipital or sacral nerve stimulation)

  6. Category:Hypoglossal nerve - Wikipedia

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    Hypoglossal nerve stimulator This page was last edited on 17 April 2013, at 11:29 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4 ...

  7. First UK patients fitted with app-controlled nerve stimulator ...

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    Patients with a common sleep disorder have been fitted with an app-controlled device that zaps the nerves in the tongue to help them breathe overnight in a UK first. The technology could spell the ...

  8. Obstructive sleep apnea - Wikipedia

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    For patients who cannot use a continuous positive airway pressure device, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2014 granted pre-market approval for an upper airway stimulation system that senses respiration and delivers mild electrical stimulation to the hypoglossal nerve in order to increase muscle tone at the back of the tongue so it will ...

  9. A teen with Down syndrome struggled with sleep apnea. This ...

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    Many kids with Down syndrome have sleep apnea. A new treatment approved in adults can improve symptoms and have many other benefits, new research shows.