Around 22 million Americans have sleep apnea. Traditional continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, machines are the standard treatment. However, they can be loud, uncomfortable and have a pesky ...

TUPELO — For those who have tried unsuccessfully to use a CPAP machine to treat sleep apnea, the Inspire implant is a breakthrough solution. Larry Ferguson, 77, of Pontotoc, is among those whose lives ...

Fact checked by Lisa Sullivan, MSMedically reviewed by Daniel Combs, MDKey TakeawaysCPAP machines can cost between $300 and ...

Medicare Part B covers the cost of Inspire for sleep apnea and other FDA-approved medical devices as long as a doctor determines them to be medically essential for your care. For Original Medicare to ...

At one point of time, there were at least three companies in the U.S. aiming to win FDA approval to launch an implantable neurostimulator to treat obstructive sleep apnea. Then there were just two.

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Every night for five years, Kathy Gaberson donned a facemask connected to hoses and compressed air. This continuous positive airway pressure machine, or c-pap, was the best ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. DEAR DR. ROACH: My friend uses an Inspire device for sleep apnea. It bothers ...

Lisa Sharpless' sleep apnea was so severe that her husband, Jim, would lie awake in bed and silently count the seconds between her labored breaths as she dozed. Sleep apnea is a disorder that causes ...

Inspire Medical Systems is a rapidly growing medical technology company specializing in a device that treats Obstructive Sleep Apnea. The company is still in the early stages of developing their ...

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Medicare may cover Inspire, a device to treat sleep apnea, if it is medically necessary. A doctor needs to demonstrate that people meet certain criteria and CPAP therapy has been ineffective. Inspire ...