Category: Therapy Devices

Therapy Devices

To Diagnose Positional OSA, Oximetry Is a Simple Option That Works

A study finds positional oximetry to be a clinically viable alternative to an auto-scored home sleep apnea test in the characterization of positional obstructive sleep apnea.

Therapy Devices

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.

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

FDA Preliminary Lab Tests: Several CPAP Cleaners Generate Ambient Levels of Ozone Above Safe Limits [Video]

The FDA issued a Safety Communication to inform patients and health care providers that devices claiming to clean, disinfect, or sanitize continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) devices or accessories (such as masks, tubing, headgear) using ozone gas or ultraviolet (UV) light are not legally marketed for this use by the FDA in the United States, and as such, their safety and effectiveness for use with CPAP devices and accessories is unknown.

Oral Appliances

Dentist Helps Patients Sleep Soundly

Sheri Katz has dedicated her life to help people combat sleep apnea, reports Atlanta Jewish Times. “We now know that snoring can be a sign of a potentially serious medical condition called sleep apnea,” said...

Positional Therapies for Supine Sleep Avoidance

The Best Anti-Snoring Pillows, According to Experts

New York Magazine reviewed the possible health implications of snoring and spoke to sleep experts about the best anti-snoring pillows on the market. “Snoring is basically related to a narrow upper airway, and gravity tends...

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

Technology Sends a Wake-up Call to Sleepy Drivers

While the dangers of falling asleep at the wheel are readily apparent, the scope of the problem is not fully appreciated, some transportation insiders say. Fatigue is highly underreported as an accident cause, said Daniel...

Nasal Dilators

Have Snoring…Will Treat It

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

Neurostimulators

3 MACs Expected to Release Final Inspire Therapy Coverage Decisions on March 15

Three Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) have announced the effective release date of March 15, 2020, for their final local coverage determinations (LCD) policies covering Inspire Medical Systems Inc’s Inspire...

Light Therapy

In Praise of Morning Light

Elemental explains why early sunshine is a cure-all. Kelly Glazer Baron, PhD, director of the behavioral sleep medicine training program at the University of Utah, says if people don’t get the right cues for wakefulness,...

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

Analyzing ASV in People with Heart Failure and Sleep-disordered Breathing

New insights from the CAT-HF trial show promise for subsets of patients who use adaptive...