Inspire and hypoventilation

I can understand the theory that stimulation by an Inspire device may control obstructive apnea events, but the effectiveness of Inspire to control hypoventilation (non-obstructive)/ hypopnea events seems (to me) to be dubious.

Should Inspire be considered for a patient with 90% non-obstructive events? Would Inspire be effective for events that are non-obstructive?

Come on, man. You can read Inspire's webpage and easily understand that.

I make it a practice to be very skeptical of what the marketing/PR folks say about their product.

How could it possibly help? I believe there are other implants that stimulate the diaphragm:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7700882/

vandownbytheriver wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 03, 2024 6:34 pm

How could it possibly help?

Exactly.
What I understand is that the INSPIRE delivers mild stimulation to the tongue nerve to prevent the tissues from becoming flaccid.
If a patient is not experiencing airway obstruction, but rather "shallow breathing", stimulation of the tongue will accomplish nothing.

RTFM

https://professionals.inspiresleep.com/ ... dications/

Respirator99 wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 04, 2024 4:01 am

RTFM

https://professionals.inspiresleep.com/ ... dications/

Thanks and GFY

dataq1 wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 04, 2024 11:16 am

Respirator99 wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 04, 2024 4:01 am

RTFM

https://professionals.inspiresleep.com/ ... dications/

Thanks and GFY

long ago and far away, I was told RTFM means Read The FINE Manual.

Well, it ain't Rolling on The Floor Masticating.