Sleep Apnea

[batj]

Anyone out there have any experience with the Inspire implant for treating sleep apnea? The implant is inserted high on the right side of the chest. I have read that with the implant you will not be able to shoot any firearm that has a "felt" recoil.

 

[ElkCameraMan]

I would look into non surgical interventions. If you would like help send me a message. Many times weight loss tends to help (however i dont know if this would be applicable in your case)

 

[Lambo]

I have dealt with significant sleep apnea for about 3-4 years. For my sleep apnea i got a prescription for the resined machine. It significantly helped me get sleep and not snore. After 2 years I was worried about a pending sheep hunt and was not sure what to do. I looked into the mouth pieces. I had on made and had to pay for it but use it all the time when traveling. Works great and use it more than the machine. Good luck, sleep apnea sucks. I always opt for non-surgical when I can, but that is just me. Ask folks who have pacemakers, they may need them but there are lots of issues.

 

[Bigjay73]

Get it, using a machine or dental device sucks ass

 

[caddiscrazy]

I’m a respiratory therapist and work with apnea patients daily. My advice would be to definitely do the research before you go the route of surgery. I was able to watch an inspire surgery last year. It is a very invasive procedure…just saying. To qualify for the inspire you must have severe sleep apnea, tried cpap or bipap and failed, and have a bmi of a certain threshold. I have had several patients that went the inspire way. My view is if you have severe sleep apnea and we can’t get you able to use a machine, inspire will probably keep you from having a stroke or heart attack. Talk to your dr and see what their advice would be.

 

[longbow51]

Any implanted device carries risks, and efficacy is not certain.

Here is a review in a lay journal.

No More CPAP? What to Know About Inspire Sleep Apnea Treatment - Consumer Reports

The Inspire implant can serve as an alternative to CPAP for sleep apnea in some cases. Consumer Reports explains who it's a good choice for.

www.consumerreports.org

 

[cookchris]

Following. My aunt went through the same thing, and seeing her symptoms made me start questioning my own health. Lately, I’ve been noticing similar signs and can’t shake the feeling that something’s off. I’ve been planning to dial the ModivCare phone number for ages now, but honestly, there’s a part of me that’s afraid it might confirm what I suspect. Still, I know that avoiding it won’t help — better to face it head-on and get answers. Maybe they can guide me on the next steps or even rule things out.

 

[Rack Daniels]

Following as well. My wife has a video of me sleeping on the toilet, don’t take a breath for like 40 seconds and then DEEP inhale… I don’t even notice when I’m sleeping, of course. Scary chit

 

[grizzly63]

And they say "he died peacefully in his sleep" Nope. I have occasional nightmares of dying in various ways, usually quite frightening-which I believe is my brains way of giving me an andrenalin rush to speed up my heart and wake my butt up. C-pap does not work for me. Breathe right and nasal moisturizers every night, sleep on my side, elevated the damn bed. I have come to accept the fact that I just may very well die in my sleep. Probably not peacefully though.

 

[Mata]

I got sleep apnea, it’s new to me haven’t had it for more than a year now, it freakin sux, and it’s scary sh!t, I would definitely do lots of research before going under the knife, it might be the right choice.. but I personally would try everything I can before that.