Inspire ANTI SNORING Implant Review

The Inspire ANTI SNORING Implant is a medical device that’s implanted in to the body for the treating snoring and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome.

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is a disease caused by relapsing episodes of sleep apnea. This is the condition where breathing stops for more than 10 seconds, during which oxygen saturation in the blood is reduced by a lot more than 4%.

OSA syndrome occurs while asleep, once the muscles of upper airways relax, causing the obstruction of the respiratory system. This leads to deterioration of blood oxygenation and provokes short unconscious wake-up episodes through the entire night. An unhealthy pattern of sleep places stress on the body, causing increased blood pressure and development of severe diseases. The diseases due to OSA could be physical, such as for example hypertension, myocardium infarction and stroke. ufabet They could also be mental, including depression, chronic fatigue syndrome, lack of memory and concentration.

Before any treatment, a sleep study or perhaps a polysomnography is needed. The polysomnography calculates the apnea index, which is the frequency of apnea episodes during 1 hour of sleep and determines the severity of the condition. The apnea index is known as significant if there are a lot more than 20 apnea episodes per hour, whatever the presence or absence of clinical symptoms.

The gold standard of treatment for OSA syndrome is CPAP-therapy. However, CPAP therapy is not for everyone as many people find it uncomfortable to sleep with the mask on the face and the machine itself can be loud, especially as it commonly sits near the head. Only 25% of patients can use CPAP-therapy for a long period of time.

Therefore, recently Inspire Medical Systems Inc. has think of a very effective solution with the Inspire Sleep Apnea Implant.

How The Inspire Sleep Apnea Implant Works

The Inspire Sleep Apnea Implant is a battery operated device that promotes electrostimulation of the sublingual nerve. The battery life is approximately 10 years.

The main unit of the device is placed under the skin, on leading right side of the chest and it monitors the phase of breathing. The other electrode is implanted for stimulation of the sublingual nerve, which creates muscle tension. This opens the upper airways and allows the tongue to stick out, and helps keep the airways open while asleep.

In addition to the two electrodes, this product also includes a handy small remote switch, which actually turns on these devices before sleep and switches it off once awake. This disables the electrodes from disturbing the processes of communication and eating through the active phase of the day, whenever a person needs physiological narrowing of the larynx and tongue movements for these procedures.

The individual may feel light involuntary contractions of the larynx, or tongue movements during initial usage of these devices. These movements usually do not cause pain, instead only a minor discomfort. These unpleasant effects disappear following the first few uses of the device.

Generally, the implant ought to be checked one or two 2 times per year. However, with respect to the situation, an Inspire therapy-trained doctor may consult patients pretty much often.

The Inspire ANTI SNORING Implant is only suitable for:

Patients who are a lot more than 22 years old.
Patients who have been identified as having moderate or severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.
Patients having an apnea index in the range of 20 to 65.
Patients who are not comfortable with using CPAP therapy or didn’t work.
Patients with a body mass index of significantly less than 32.
Body mass index (BMI) = weight (kg) / height^2 (m2).
A person with a weight of 80 kg and a height of 170 cm has

BMI = 80kg / (1.7m ^ 2) = 80 / 2.89 = 27.68 kg/ m2

The Inspire ANTI SNORING Implant could potentially replace CPAP therapy as ‘the gold standard’ of treatment for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. A report by Dr. Ryan J. et al. has shown that after implantation of the Inspire ANTI SNORING Implant, snoring is greatly decreased. A percentage of “no” or “soft” snoring changed from 22% at start of the treatment to 88% at 12 months and 91% at two years after the treatment. Also, the apnea index was reduced from 31 to 14. 82% of the patients in the study reported a nightly use of this therapy for five years. Therefore, it really is evident that this method is highly effective and easy to use!