Sleep Apnea

batj · May 6, 2025

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 · May 31, 2025

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 · Jun 6, 2025

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 · Jun 6, 2025

Get it, using a machine or dental device sucks ass

caddiscrazy · Jun 7, 2025

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.