Or, in other cases, it can open the door to new options for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea.
Treating obesity and addressing sleep apnea Sleep apnea is a serious sleep disorder that results in interrupted breathing, preventing patients — and even their sleeping partners — from getting restful and restorative sleep.
Obstructive sleep apnea, the most common form, occurs when muscles in the throat relax and collapse preventing air flow.
Before qualifying for the device, patients usually need to have tried treatment with a CPAP machine and an oral device and been unsuccessful.
He downgraded Inspire shares to hold at the beginning of the year due to this uncertainty he was anticipating.
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