Category: Therapy Devices

Therapy Devices

Remote CPAP Adherence Made Easier

The ongoing challenge of getting patients to use their devices is exacerbated by social distancing. But newer interventions show promise.

Therapy Devices

FDA Grants NightWare’s De Novo Application to Treat Nightmares in PTSD

The device provides gentle vibration through touch based on an analysis of heart rate and motion during sleep.

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

CPAP Reduces Heart Problems in Patients with Prediabetes

Those who used CPAP treatment for two weeks had a drop in their resting heart rate by four to five beats per minute.

Oral Appliances

SomnoMed Launches SomnoDent Herbst Advance Elite PDAC-Verified Oral Appliance

SomnoMed introduces the SomnoDent Herbst Advance Elite, a PDAC-verified milled oral appliance for the treatment of mild-moderate OSA.

Positional Therapies for Supine Sleep Avoidance

MIT Scientists Wirelessly Capture Sleep Position

The scientists had to figure out which of the signals were bouncing off the sleeper's body, and not bouncing off the mattress.

Insomnia Devices

Weighted Blankets Can Decrease Insomnia Severity in People with Psychiatric Disorders

Participants in the weighted blanket group were almost 26 times more likely to experience a decrease of 50% or more in their insomnia severity.

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

Matchbox-sized Positive Airway Pressure Device Completes Series C Financing Round & Moves Toward FDA Clearance

After receiving CE certification and following completion of a first-in-human study, keepMed plans to use proceeds to advance keePAP‘s clinical development towards FDA clearance and market launch.

Nasal Dilators

Nasal Stent Company Alaxo Names Sleep Specialist Its CMO

Alaxo Airway Stents has named board-certified otolaryngologist and sleep specialist Mark D'Agostino, MD, as its chief medical advisor.

Neurostimulators

Humana Now Provides Coverage for Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation

Health plan provider Humana Inc will provide coverage for Inspire upper airway stimulation therapy, effective August 27.

Light Therapy

How Scientists Halved the Sleep Disturbances in One Nursing Home

Nursing home residents tend to fall asleep at all hours of the day, and during the night, their sleep may be interrupted by periods of 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

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.