New internal device helps with sleep apnea

For years, the go-to treatment has been a CPAP or a continuous positive airway pressure machine. There's something new on the market that is giving some patients back their peaceful sleep without the clunky equipment. (Feb. 24, 2023)

[@jackgonzalez3176]

I adapted to my cpap since the first night i used it. It's been a blessing ever since.

[@OldsmobileCutlassSupremeConver]

Why wouldn't you just get the surgery? Did your insurance company steer you away from it? Or deny surgery because you couldn't use one.

[@blairakana9984]

I just started using my CPAP nose, piece and machine. At first I could not stand it or tolerate it and I was just like this lady. But you have to force yourself and you will get comfortable and used to it and when you do get used to it and you’re gonna love it and get a great nights sleep. I started by using it for one hour and then I took it off my head and then I use it for two hours and took it off my head and then I use it for four hours and took it off my head and the next thing I knew is I was using it for the entire night and now I want it and I need it to breathe easy through the night and it stopped my snoring and I’m no longer gasping for air. It’s wonderful but you just have to get used to it.

[@grant8490]

I dont even notice when i wear my cpap machine. It feels NOTHING like 60 mph winds blowing in my face all night. Lol mine is completely silent.

[@Guido.Fawkes.1]

I hate mine, it’s uncomfortable and tangles up on me like a boa constrictor but it’s nothing like the analogy of 60mph wind, that Dr. should rethink what s/he’s telling ppl.

[@victorsanmartin2702]

What model of CPAP do you use?

[@Kloashut]

That really depends from person to person. I have used several brands/models & different masks but the sound keeps me from getting a proper sleep.

[@grant8490]

@@victorsanmartin2702 I use a Luna G3. And I use the nasal pillows instead of the mask.

[@suave-rider]

That woman is a liar. CPAP therapy adjusts the velocity of air going into your lungs with your breathing, so you barely notice.

[@bonniedavis9076]

These are the options they give people surgery or wind blowing down your throat at 60mph?

[@Gianna646]

It’s not that bad, you have to give it a period of adjustment.

[@thesnare100]

I don't want it, don't want an object/machine in my body, plus it doesn't prevent all episodes. I don't want CPAP either, I want some kind of mouthpiece or the DNA appliance. Both those options seem like avoiding the issue rather than curing/solving it. Why use a CPAP or inspire for the rest of your life rather than treating the cause of the sleep apnea in the first place and putting a STOP to the problem?

[@rope435]

Because then we wouldn't be able to profit off of you.

[@emalior5000]

What is the cause. How do you reverse aging and the relaxing of the throat muscles?

[@pierios826]

Money? I have epilepsy and Sleep apnea Cpap is what keeps me alive so eh so be it

[@OldsmobileCutlassSupremeConver]

Why wouldn't you just get the surgery? Did your insurance company steer you away from it? Or deny surgery because you couldn't use one.

[@OldsmobileCutlassSupremeConver]

​@@pierios826 Why wouldn't you just get the surgery? Did your insurance company steer you away from it? Or deny surgery because you couldn't use one.

[@fern8580]

I use a simple fan (at very slow speed) that I put on my bedside table, I plug in a timer so that it starts between (2:00 and 2:15) then (3:00 and 3:15) then (4:00 and 4:15 a.m.), cost of installation 40 dollars...

[@Andy132]

CPAP works and can be customized to your comfort including air pressure. No reason to have surgery and have something implanted into you

[@lucymac8203]

Had my machine since 2020.

[@cagedblue85]

What is she on about. The machine is silent and works great.

[@suave-rider]

she is a liar. She never used CPAP.

[@CharleneFlorida]

I don't think she's talking about the noise, but 60mph is to describe the rush of the air when the machine suddenly ramps the pressure up. I have ResMed AirSense 11, which is quiet, but I 100% agree with the 60mph analogy. It's unbearable and not a solution for most people. That being said, I don't think the device they are advertising here is any better solution. I would never undergo surgery to implant a device that is relatively new and not even proven.

[@Tantemify]

@@suave-rider probably paid by the people of Inspire

[@Revelian1982]

So, this is basically an infomercial rather than a news story. Typical America.

[@charlenedunne137]

I love my Inspire!! I’ve had mine since June 2022.

[@healthy2202]

How much including sleep study?

[@lisachambers6230]

How was your recovery after surgery? I’m scheduled to have mine put in on 4/11 and am still a bit nervous. I’m hoping to hear more from others who have it.

[@haroldy.estrada9391]

@@lisachambers6230 hi miss Lissa, how was everuthing, I'm going to schedule mine in the next couple of months, and the most important question, how does it work? it works well?

[@UnFantasmaEncantador]

@@lisachambers6230 update? My dad really needs a solution and has exhausted all his options

[@GatlinsMema]

@@lisachambers6230how did it go? Are you happy with it?

[@sydhughes6041]

Looks like a Pacemaker for your throat muscles. I used CPAP in the UK prescribed by my NHS hospital. Free under the national medical insurance in the UK. But wiil look into this. Loosing a lot of weight loss around neck is also effective.

[@Bustedflat51042]

The benifits of using Cpap far out weigh the getting used to wearing it. Using mine for a few years now and I am able to wear it all night. No 60mph wind! Same for me NHS. I would love to not need the Cpap but until there is a cure or another way to help OSA I will stick with it.

[@morescodesup2087]

Interesting I was just wondering if you could just zap it like a pacemaker

[@babynugget706]

Can't really trust this woman's opinion of "60mph winds blowing in your face" when she is literally promoting another product.

[@suave-rider]

she is a liar. She never used CPAP.

[@3cheeseup]

I use CPAP and yes it feels like this...

[@CharleneFlorida]

I don't think she's talking about the noise, but 60mph is to describe the rush of the air when the machine suddenly ramps the pressure up. I have ResMed AirSense 11, which is quiet, but I 100% agree with the 60mph analogy. It's unbearable and not a solution for most people. That being said, I don't think the device they are advertising here is any better solution. I would never undergo surgery to implant a device that is relatively new and not even proven.

[@JokerTheVlad]

No thanks, I'll keep my machine.

[@OldsmobileCutlassSupremeConver]

Why wouldn't you just get the surgery? Did your insurance company steer you away from it? Or deny surgery because you couldn't use one.

[@JokerTheVlad]

@@OldsmobileCutlassSupremeConver Because you can have complications, you can die, the machine works and no cutting on my body or the device can track me from the inside. etc... It's not for me.

[@OldsmobileCutlassSupremeConver]

Why wouldn't you just get the surgery? Why Chan yourself to a machine?

[@3gldbalz]

@@OldsmobileCutlassSupremeConver it's unnecessary

[@theusconstitution1776]

BMI😳

[@yoloxoxo4042]

NO, thank you!!

[@PIPERBOYWILLIAMS]

Be careful with people cut on you

[@ryanewing6069]

I unfortunately do not qualify for inspire due to being severely obese

[@GeraldLewis-qz8cv]

And Thanks Be too oOoOO God and Healings for all of us And Amen and Happy belated Easter in 2024 and Forever beyond.

[@Munditochulo]

Nope anything with surgery I’m good …

[@MaddaxxxE]

I’m sorry but no. I’ll take my cpap all day every day.

[@talksick508]

No clue what to do anymore I have tmj so can’t treat it with mouth guard Dryness and rosacea already so masks make it worse And afraid to get the device Because I’m not even sure I have true apnea I was told it was obstructive in 2009 but also airways narrow and deviated septum Docs are useless around me so idk

[@Bleeperblopper497]

Get a DISE

[@37HD]

You try the tongue retainer?

[@Nottoday3033]

If only the remote was smaller like a watch to not lose it

[@OldsmobileCutlassSupremeConver]

I never slept 1 night with the cpap machine.

[@toscatattertail9813]

So the doctor gives her a horrible mental image that most people would be fearful of. I have hypopnea, the sleep center in my brain does not function properly so i stop breathing. The first study showed that i had stopped breathing 127 times in the first 60 min. I began ( not the nose mask) use a 1/2 mask and have not issue with mask leakage because i keep my equipment clean. My machine is a Resmed and it quieter than the personal fan i use in the summer, not sure how old their machines are but the new ones are near silent.

[@Munditochulo]

Nope any type of surgery I’m good

[@alphadraconian3483]

Amm no thanks to all of it

[@nighthowell]

Uhhh no thanks, yikes.

[@anrcalli]

When I in apnea someone paciently give me a slap like a woman does in a repulsive man. So I think a gadget shold give a shocking or a slap when apnea occurs was a good solution. Apnea, slap, ahhhh, and sleeping like a child again.

[@theusconstitution1776]

Funny humans have 😮lived forever( 1000’s of years without sleep ap or GLUTEN ALLERGIES…… THEN POOF😳 EVERYBODY HAS THEM😳 HOW CAN THAT BE??

[@suave-rider]

no they have died young of stroke or heart attack (or even falling asleep at the wheel driving) from having sleep apnea, with nobody knowing the cause

[@theusconstitution1776]

@@suave-rider agree

[@tekha1977]

People now live into their 80’s, people very rarely did that 1000 years ago. Having said that I don’t enjoy wearing my CPAP mask, but I’m sure as heck not going to have a foreign object installed in my body unless it’s a matter of life or death without any other option.

[@suave-rider]

@@tekha1977 I was told by pioneer CPAP specialist Dr Murray Johns that my choics was to use a non invasive mask or be dead within a couple of years.

[@drakiana8717]

Better to improve diet and life choices.

[@raymondcarter9810]

Did that. Still do. Nothing helps. Didn't get this issue until I got a tbi

[@wfemp_4730]

Easier said than done. Also losing weight might help, but for obstructive apnea.

[@EternalOpus21]

Many people who are in perfect health still require sleep breathing therapy. Weight can stimulate and increase the severity but sleep apnea also has to do with one's body chemistry and makeup including lung capacity, oxygen retention and others. Many athletes in incredible shape rely on cpap/bipap therapy nightly.

[@FrankLucas1]

You’ve obviously never heard of central sleep apnea which is what I have. I’m in great shape. Run marathons. Central sleep apnea compared to obstructive sleep apnea there’s nothing you can do anything about

[@jjh8307]

Yes, that's always good. Unfortunately, it's not the cure for sleep apnea.

[@healthy2202]

Does it play DVD's? DOES IT PLAY DVD's? Eddie Murphy in movie Trading places.

[@Guido.Fawkes.1]

❓🤷🏻‍♂️❓

[@thesnare100]

@@Guido.Fawkes.1 guessing it was a joke, and not a funny one, either. Also, there were no DVD's when trading places was released.

[@CyberkawaiiMaxtac]

Cyberpunk 2077 anyone

[@JoseRuiz-vm8hr]

FDA Approved? Means, this device is controlled by the government. If you think Alexa spies on you! Now the government knows even when it is potty time. With my CPAP machine I just throw it in the closet and walk away from it, and all they hear is me slamming the closet door on them! Doctor forgot to mention that when the battery runs out, they have to change it with more surgery.

[@durzoblint8738]

I bet your mind is blown knowing phones spy on you.

[@erandeser5830]

Why not a sleeping pill ?

[@travisboyson3006]

Maybe check what sleep apnea is. It’s not trouble sleeping, is an air blockage in your sleep.

[@Kloashut]

Due to relaxation of muscles it makes the apnea worse ;-)

[@symshomeneedsholesaledeale4014]

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