Oventus' Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) treatment,called the O2Vent, has been demonstrated to be more effective and more desirable than other treatment options, offering hope for discreet, comfortable and effective relief to millions of people suffering from OSA.
The O2Vent, designed by Brisbane-based dentist Dr Chris Hart, has been commercially available since 2013 and has been described as "life changing" by patients involved in clinical trials. The device allows sleep apnoea sufferers to receive low-pressure airflow without facemasks.
The Inspire Sleep Apnea Innovation is an upper airway stimulation (UAS) treatment designed to open your airway during sleep. Successful procedures make breathing easier and decrease OSA-related symptoms.
Inspire is an alternative to CPAP that works inside your body while you sleep. It's a small device placed during a same-day, outpatient procedure. When you're ready for bed, simply click the remote to turn Inspire on. While you sleep, Inspire opens your airway, allowing you to breathe normally and sleep peacefully.
Inspire implant: Most insurance plans cover this, and it's also available at some Veterans Affairs and military hospitals. CareCredit reports the price of a hypoglossal-nerve stimulator like Inspire as $30,000 to $40,000 if you self-pay.
Inspire sends mild stimulation to the motor nerve that controls your tongue, moving it out of the way. The stimulation is very gentle and designed to move the tongue forward without disturbing your sleep. It should not be painful or uncomfortable.
Through a simple, outpatient surgical procedure, the Inspire therapy system is implanted under the skin of the neck and chest via three small incisions. The Inspire battery is non-rechargeable but is designed to last for around 11 years. Once it runs out, it must be replaced as with any other implanted device.
Oral appliance therapy is an alternative to CPAP treatment for many people with obstructive sleep apnea. An oral appliance is a specially fitted device that you wear while sleeping. It helps position your mouth in a way that keeps your airway open.
In one Inspire-funded study, two-thirds of the participants who got the implant had sleep apnea events reduced by at least 50 percent at 12 months, with the typical sleep apnea score falling from the moderate into the mild range.
CPAP is the “gold standard” of sleep apnea treatment. The machines are typically covered by insurance. The CPAP is appropriate for moderate to severe sleep apnea, which oral devices may not be able to correct. Also available in smaller sizes for travel.
Contraindications for the use of Inspire UAS therapy include the following: Central + mixed apneas >25% of the total apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) Any anatomical finding that would compromise the performance of upper airway stimulation, such as the presence of complete concentric collapse of the soft palate.
The Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration has approved Inspire Medical Systems Inc's upper airway stimulation device to treat moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients who are unable to benefit from CPAP.
A CPAP machine's cost can range anywhere from $500 to $1,000 or more, with prices generally rising for CPAP machines with more advanced features. Bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP) machines are more complex and tend to cost more as a result.
What is it? The Inspire® Upper Airway Stimulation (UAS) system is an implantable nerve stimulator used to treat moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
Mandibular advancement device (MAD).
The most widely used mouth device for sleep apnea, MADs look much like a mouth guard used in sports. The devices snap over the upper and lower dental arches and have metal hinges that make it possible for the lower jaw to be eased forward.
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)
A tube connects the machine to a mask that covers the sleeper's mouth, nose, or both. Then, the CPAP machine blows air into the sleeper's airway, which helps keep it open during sleep. CPAP is considered the most effective OSA treatment, but it must be used nightly.
Weight loss of just 10-15% can reduce the severity of OSA by 50% in moderately obese patients. Unfortunately, while weight loss can provide meaningful improvements in OSA, it usually does not lead to a complete cure, and many sleep apnea patients need additional therapies.
Does sleep apnea go away? The answer is no, although it is a common question among people with a sleep apnea diagnosis. While there is no cure for this chronic condition, there are treatments and lifestyle changes that can reduce your sleep apnea symptoms.
Even though the symptoms can be treated, usually with the help of oral appliances, CPAP machines, or other forms of sleep apnea therapy, the condition itself is chronic and cannot be cured entirely. This means that your best bet is mitigating the symptoms and making lifestyle changes to lessen its effect on you.
The device gets implanted along the right side of the neck and chest wall during a two- or three-hour long procedure under general anesthesia. After four weeks the device gets turned by the physician and patients use a small remote control to turn the device on at night and off in the morning when they wake up.
The benefits of the Inspire implant are significant -- better sleep quality, no more daytime fatigue and a lowered risk for a stroke or heart attack. Per the FDA, the "probable benefits outweigh the probable risks" for approved obstructive sleep apnea patients who aren't benefitting from traditional CPAP therapy.