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FDA Authorizes OSA Appliance to Wear While Awake
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2021 5:32 pm
by ChicagoGranny
... of a new prescription only (sic) device ... The eXciteOSA device works by delivering electrical muscle stimulation through a mouthpiece that sits around the tongue. The eXciteOSA mouthpiece has four electrodes, two located above the tongue and two located below the tongue. The device provides electrical muscle stimulation action in sessions that consist of a series of electrical pulses with rest periods in between. It is used for 20 minutes once a day during a wakeful state, for a period of 6‐weeks, and once a week thereafter.
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https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-a ... atients-18
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Re: FDA Authorizes OSA Appliance to Wear While Awake
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2021 5:38 pm
by loggerhead12
Hmmm, a workout machine for your tongue.
Can you hang clothes on it?
Re: FDA Authorizes OSA Appliance to Wear While Awake
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2021 5:57 pm
by zonker
couldn't i do the same thing with a 9 volt battery?
Re: FDA Authorizes OSA Appliance to Wear While Awake
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2021 6:09 pm
by ChicagoGranny
zonker wrote: ↑Mon Feb 08, 2021 5:57 pm
couldn't i do the same thing with a 9 volt battery?
Wasn't it you that used a 12-volt on the first try?
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Re: FDA Authorizes OSA Appliance to Wear While Awake
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2021 8:01 pm
by zonker
ChicagoGranny wrote: ↑Mon Feb 08, 2021 6:09 pm
zonker wrote: ↑Mon Feb 08, 2021 5:57 pm
couldn't i do the same thing with a 9 volt battery?
Wasn't it you that used a 12-volt on the first try?
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Re: FDA Authorizes OSA Appliance to Wear While Awake
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2021 8:09 pm
by Pugsy
Re: FDA Authorizes OSA Appliance to Wear While Awake
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2021 8:34 pm
by elsueno
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Re: FDA Authorizes OSA Appliance to Wear While Awake
Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2021 3:03 pm
by nicholasjh1
Interesting... Also highly annoying that they didn't test it on patients above 15 AHI, so it's "not intended for severe apnea sufferers" when in fact they don't know the outcomes for severe sufferers. I might test it out anyway.
Re: FDA Authorizes OSA Appliance to Wear While Awake
Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2021 6:28 pm
by elsueno
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Re: FDA Authorizes OSA Appliance to Wear While Awake
Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2021 6:49 pm
by chunkyfrog
elsueno wrote: ↑Tue Feb 16, 2021 6:28 pm
Sounds interesting. I'll let one of you try it first.
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Nebraska called ours "Old Sparky".
Re: FDA Authorizes OSA Appliance to Wear While Awake
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2021 2:13 pm
by RogerSC
Has the added benefit of re-starting your heart while you're using it. Could make defibrillators things of the past?
Re: FDA Authorizes OSA Appliance to Wear While Awake
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2021 2:46 pm
by ILoveFlowers
This does not look very pleasant.
Is there evidence that tongue muscles have something to do with sleep apnea?
Re: FDA Authorizes OSA Appliance to Wear While Awake
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2021 3:16 pm
by ChicagoGranny
ILoveFlowers wrote: ↑Sun Jul 25, 2021 2:46 pm
Is there evidence that tongue muscles have something to do with sleep apnea?
When OSA patients fall asleep, the tongue and other airway muscles relax. The tongue falls back into the airway.
Re: FDA Authorizes OSA Appliance to Wear While Awake
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2021 7:29 pm
by rdfry
Great now your tongue will be awake all night.
Re: FDA Authorizes OSA Appliance to Wear While Awake
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2021 8:10 pm
by chunkyfrog
And from here on out, you will only taste eel.
