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2. Hypoglossal nerve stimulator - Wikipedia

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   The implant may be configured to best accommodate the patient's comfort and sleeping habits (e.g., set a delay based on sleep latency). The hypoglossal nerve stimulator implantable pulse generator battery life typically lasts 8–12 years, after which the implantable pulse generator may be safely replaced with another surgery.

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

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   About 20 years after Sullivan’s CPAP discovery, Dr. Atul Malhotra began his career as a sleep apnea researcher. “I vowed to find new treatments,” says Malhotra, a sleep medicine specialist ...

4. Sleep surgery - Wikipedia

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   The Wisconsin Sleep Cohort Study, a longitudinal study of the natural history of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), found that of a random sample (602 employed men and women, 30–60 years old) the prevalence of OSA (5 or more events/hr) was 9% for women and 24% for men. However, the study found that among sleepy patients in this group, 2% of women ...

5. Sleep apnea - Wikipedia

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   Sleep apnea is somewhat more common in men than women, roughly a 2:1 ratio of men to women, and in general more people are likely to have it with older age and obesity. Other risk factors include being overweight, [19] a family history of the condition, allergies, and enlarged tonsils. [6]

6. Here’s what you should know about Apple’s new sleep and ...

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   But what the tech giant demonstrated was a renewed focus on health, boasting two “groundbreaking” features on the new Apple Watch and AirPods Pro 2: sleep apnea detection and hearing aid features.

7. Hyoid suspension - Wikipedia

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   Hyoid suspension, also known as hyoid myotomy and suspension or hyoid advancement, is a surgical procedure or sleep surgery in which the hyoid bone and its muscle attachments to the tongue and airway are pulled forward with the aim of increasing airway size and improving airway stability in the retrolingual and hypopharyngeal airway (airway behind and below the base of tongue).