New device can reduce sleep apnea episodes by 70 percent, Pitt-UPMC study shows

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-01/uops-ndc010814.php

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 8-Jan-2014

Contact: Cristina Mestre
University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 8, 2014 – Implantation of a sleep apnea device called Inspire® Upper Airway Stimulation (UAS) therapy can lead to significant improvements for patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to a study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. After one year, patients using the device had an approximately 70 percent reduction in sleep apnea severity, as well as significant reductions in daytime sleepiness.

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