Phrenic nerve stimulation

chunkyfrog · Post by **chunkyfrog** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 1:46 pm

Just for the heck of it, DH saw a news vid last night about an experimental new surgery
for central apnea. Talk amongst yourselves . . .

LSAT · Post by **LSAT** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 2:30 pm

http://www.averybiomedical.com/index.html

Slartybartfast · Post by **Slartybartfast** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 3:29 pm

You suppose that's what Luke Skywalker's dad had done? Didnt' know he had sleep apnea.

chunkyfrog · Post by **chunkyfrog** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 5:19 pm

Sounds like it's been around awhile. Leave it to the news hounds to get that part wrong.
I can't find the article right now, but some company has chosen their 45 "test subjects";
and are publicizing their testing even before they have any results--Does this sound familiar?
Judging by the costs of pacemakers, this is unlikely to ever be cost-effective.
Why do you suppose they want to do it?

Mundy · Post by **Mundy** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 5:25 pm

What are other effective treatment for centrals? I'm glad I just have obstructive sleep apnea and cpap works for me, seems easy in comparison.

Julie · Post by **Julie** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 3:37 am

Hi - a doctor I worked for in 1980 put in the first 'Pisces" PNS in Canada in a quadriplegic patient who otherwise would have been stuck on a ventilator or equivalent for the rest of her life... they're terrific things and if you get a chance to look into one, vs cpap, check it out!

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