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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. New tongue implant offers hope to millions of British snorers ...

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   A new electronic chip that zaps the tongue’s nerves could relieve millions of patients with a common disorder that stops them from breathing in their sleep.. The technology has the potential to ...

4. What to Do If You Have Sleep Apnea - AOL

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   A construction worker with sleep apnea participates as the first patient to use a CPAP machine during a groundbreaking experiment at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, Australia in July 1980.

5. What Is Sleep Apnea? Your Complete Guide - AOL

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   Sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder that affects more than 20 percent of people in the United States. It happens when your breathing temporarily stops while you sleep. Depending on the severity ...

6. Sleep surgery - Wikipedia

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   Obstructive sleep apnea or sleep apnea is defined as either cessation of breathing (apnea) for 10 seconds, or a decrease in normal breathing (hypopnea) with an associated desaturation in oxygen and arousal during sleep that lasts at least 10 seconds. In adults, it is typical to have up to 4.9 events per hour.

7. Colin Sullivan (physician) - Wikipedia

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   Colin Sullivan AO FAA is an Australian physician, professor, [1] and inventor known for his invention of the nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine for the treatment of sleep apnea. Sullivan began studying sleep apnea in the late 1970s. In 1981 he published a design for the first CPAP machine in The Lancet. He helped make CPAP ...