Category: Therapy Devices

Therapy Devices

Insomnia Symptom Improvement Associated with Noninvasive Neurotechnology

HIRREM technology supports the brain to reset from what may have become stuck stress patterns believed to contribute to insomnia.

Therapy Devices

Oral Appliances for Sleep Apnea Comparison Guide

Compare 21 custom oral appliances for obstructive sleep apnea by AMI, Apex, Dream Systems, DynaFlex, Glidewell, Great Lakes, Luco Hybrid OSA, OravanOSA, Oventus, Panthera, ProSomnus, Quiesco, SICAT, SML, SomnoMed, Tomed, True Function, & Whole You.

Therapy Devices

In Less Than 2 Hours, Airing Surpasses $100,000 Goal to Develop Micro-CPAP

It didn’t take Airing LLC long to reach its crowdfunding goal of $100,000 for its disposable...

CPAP & PAP Devices

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Launches myMask App for New CPAP Users

Fisher & Paykel recently launched the F&P’s myMask App to guide sleep apnea patients through the initial CPAP set-up process.

Oral Appliances

Orofacial Pain Becomes a Recognized Dental Specialty

According to the American Academy of Orofacial Pain, orofacial pain disorders include TMJ disorders, jaw movement disorders, neuropathic and neurovascular pain disorders, headache, and sleep disorders.

Positional Therapies for Supine Sleep Avoidance

Why We Need Treatments Beyond Just CPAP

Positive airway pressure therapy isn't for everyone, says AASM award winner Richard Berry, MD, FAASM, who also shares his insights on positional therapies, neurostimulation, and interface selection.

Insomnia Devices

New Over-the-Counter Device for Sleeplessness Debuts, Prescription Version Available for Diagnosed Insomnia

Ebb Insomnia Therapy, a wearable device that lowers temperature to promote sleep, received FDA...

Sleep Apnea Combination Therapies

Engineer Uses Biological Fluid Dynamics to Better Understand Sleep Apnea

Sleep apnea can cause a range of health risks and problems, from heart disease and type 2 diabetes to drowsy driving and metabolic disruptions affecting performance. Even children between 2 and 8 can develop sleep apnea, which...

Restless Legs Syndrome Devices

Study Reviews Medical Device Treatments for Restless Legs Syndrome

Some seek alternatives to dopaminergic drugs, due to the drugs’ links to RLS augmentation....

Emerging Technology

French Company Is Developing a T-Shirt to Monitor Sleep Apnea

Chronolife is working on several chronic conditions and use-cases such as heart failure, sleep apnea, as well as postoperative follow-up.

Nasal Dilators

Have Snoring…Will Treat It

There is no gold standard treatment for snoring—yet—but clinicians and patients have a...

Neurostimulators

Inspire Medical Launches Patient App for Its Upper Airway Stimulation Therapy

Inspire has multiple additional digital health solutions in development that are aimed at improving patient outcomes and medical practice efficiency.

Light Therapy

Flies Kept in the Dark Lose Long-Term Memories, But Sleep—Or Lack Thereof—Did Not Account for the Difference

Scientists have discovered that Drosophila flies lose long-term memory of a traumatic event when kept in the dark.

Sound/Acoustic Therapies

Vibratory, Auditory Stimulation May Help Patients with Insomnia

Vibratory and auditory stimulation may alter functional connectivity in the brain and improve sleep for patients with insomnia, according to results of a functional MRI study published in Sleep Disorders. “This study...

Ventilation Therapies - ASV

Primary Central Sleep Apnea Is Still a Mystery

But a new retrospective population-based study finds higher-than-expected frequencies of death, dementia, and arrhythmias.