Experiments test if implant can block sleep apnea

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Experiments test if implant can block sleep apnea

Post by howkim » Mon Dec 27, 2010 5:53 pm

Experiments test if implant can block sleep apnea
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101227/ap_ ... leep_apnea
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Re: Experiments test if implant can block sleep apnea

Post by chunkyfrog » Tue Dec 28, 2010 12:51 pm

bump. this sounds promising.
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Re: Experiments test if implant can block sleep apnea

Post by M.D.Hosehead » Tue Dec 28, 2010 2:49 pm

Huh.

Most apnea patients want outplants (turbinates, tonsils, etc.)
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Re: Experiments test if implant can block sleep apnea

Post by islandboy5150 » Tue Dec 28, 2010 3:07 pm

I'm in the SoCal area, and I'm going to get in touch with these people and find out if I could get screened for this testing program. I like the idea of it.
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Re: Experiments test if implant can block sleep apnea

Post by montana » Tue Dec 28, 2010 3:44 pm

This part sounds like fun but I can see how this may work:
"A caveat: Potential participants in Inspire's upcoming study must undergo a special exam where a tube snaked down the airway documents whether a tongue collapse or a problem with some other tissue is the true cause of their apnea, stresses Connecticut's Kryger."
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