What is upper airway stimulation?
Upper airway stimulation therapy is a small implanted device that senses your breathing patterns and delivers mild stimulation to key airway muscles, keeping your airway open during sleep. No mask or oral appliance is required.
Is sleep apnea upper airway obstruction?
Most patients with OSA demonstrate upper airway obstruction at either the level of the soft palate (ie, nasopharynx) or the level of the tongue (ie, oropharynx).
What is the new implant for sleep apnea?
The new treatment – known as Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation (UAS) therapy – offers the first implantable device for treating obstructive sleep apnea. The therapy works from inside the body and with the patient’s natural breathing process.
How does inspire get implanted?
The Inspire upper airway stimulation system consists of a small impulse generator implanted beneath the clavicle, a tunneled breathing sensing lead placed between the external and intercostal muscles, and a tunneled stimulation lead attached to the branch of the hypoglossal nerve that produces tongue protrusion.
What is Inspire for sleep apnea?
The Inspire device is a surgical implant that monitors your breathing while you sleep and opens your airway. Inspire sleep apnea treatment is for those with moderate sleep apnea who are 22 years or older and fall in the Body Mass Index range for their height and weight. You control the device with a handheld remote.
What is an alternative to a CPAP machine?
BiPAP, or BiLevel PAP therapy, works in a similar manner as CPAP. Instead of one single pressure, BiPAP uses two pressures – an inhale pressure and a lower exhale pressure. BiPAP is often used as an alternative to CPAP for sleep apnea when patients also present with lung issues, like COPD.
What is the most commonly recommended medical intervention to treat obstructive sleep apnea if a patient Cannot tolerate Continuous Positive Airway Pressure?
3. Neuro-stimulation Therapy. Some people with obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA, are unable to use continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy, the most commonly prescribed OSA treatment, despite best efforts.
What is considered severe obstructive sleep apnea?
Obstructive sleep apnea is classified by severity: Severe obstructive sleep apnea means that your AHI is greater than 30 (more than 30 episodes per hour) Moderate obstructive sleep apnea means that your AHI is between 15 and 30. Mild obstructive sleep apnea means that your AHI is between 5 and 15.
Where is inspire implanted?
The device gets implanted along the right side of the neck and chest wall during a two or three hour long procedure under general anesthesia. After four weeks the device gets turned by the physician and patients use a small remote control to turn the device on at night and off in the morning when they wake up.
What is inspire instead of CPAP?
Inspire is an alternative to CPAP that works inside your body while you sleep. It’s a small device placed during a same-day, outpatient procedure. When you’re ready for bed, simply click the remote to turn Inspire on. While you sleep, Inspire opens your airway, allowing you to breathe normally and sleep peacefully.
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