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              Inspire Sleep Apnea Treatment

              FOR A MASK-FREE, QUIET AND COMFORTABLE NIGHT’S SLEEP

              BCH’s Foothills Hospital is proud to be the only Boulder County facility offering Inspire® Upper Airway Stimulation — an innovative treatment option for patients with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who can’t tolerate continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP).

              Inspire is a minimally invasive surgical alternative that uses an implanted device to monitor your breathing and keep your airway open while you sleep.

              • What is Obstructive Sleep Apnea?
              • An Implantable, No-Mask Treatment Option
              • Benefits of Inspire Treatment
              • Candidates for Inspire Treatment
              • What You Can Expect with Inspire Treatment
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              What is Obstructive Sleep Apnea?

              Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) occurs when muscles at the back of the throat, mainly the tongue or soft palate, temporarily relax while you’re sleeping. When these muscles relax, the airway becomes narrowed or closed, causing you to repeatedly stop breathing for brief moments during sleep.

              If left untreated, OSA increases your risk for a number of serious conditions, including high blood pressure, coronary artery disease, stroke, heart failure, irregular heartbeat, dementia and type 2 diabetes.

              An Implantable, No-Mask Treatment Option

              CPAP – a bedside pump that pushes a stream of air into a mask to keep the airway open while a person sleeps — has long been the gold standard treatment for OSA. However, many people struggle with making the CPAP mask comfortable to wear, hearing the all-night noise of the machine or getting consistent benefit from the treatment. In fact, current research suggests that only about 60 percent of people use CPAP as prescribed.

              Inspire is a mask-free alternative. It uses an implantable device (similar to a pacemaker) to monitor every breath you take and, based on your unique breathing patterns, it delivers mild stimulation to a nerve that controls muscles at the back of your throat. By stimulating these muscles, the system keeps your airway open during sleep. With a handheld remote, you turn the device on before bed and off when you wake up. It's that simple and easy to use.

              Benefits of Inspire Treatment

              Inspire therapy is very successful. As of October 2020, there have been more than 100 peer-reviewed publications on Inspire therapy. These publications show that patients using Inspire therapy experience significant benefits:

              • 79% reduction in sleep apnea events, resulting in a healthier, restful night’s sleep
              • 94% of people are satisfied with Inspire
              • 96% of patients say Inspire is better than CPAP and would recommend Inspire to others
              • Reduced snoring, with 90% of bed partners reporting no snoring or only soft snoring
              • Improved daytime functioning from better sleep

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              Candidates for Inspire Treatment

              Inspire is a second-line therapy for people who can’t tolerate or don’t benefit from CPAP, and for whom there are no other effective alternatives. You may be a good candidate for Inspire if:

              • You are at least 18 years of age
              • Your AHI (apnea-hypopnea index) is between 15 and 65 (moderate-to-severe)
              • You are not significantly overweight, meaning your body mass index is lower than 35

              If you meet all of these eligibility requirements, your physician will confirm that Inspire therapy is right for you with an airway assessment and a sleep endoscopy, which examines your airway while you're under sedation.

              What You Can Expect with Inspire Treatment

              If you qualify, you’ll undergo a minimally invasive procedure during which your physician will place the Inspire system under the skin of your neck and chest through three small incisions — all in an outpatient setting. Patients go home the same day with no dietary restrictions.

              Approximately one month after surgery, you’ll return to your physician to activate the system. Then, about 10-12 weeks later, you’ll undergo a routine sleep study to optimize the device to your unique breathing patterns.

              General checkups will occur one to two times per year. But once implanted, you’ll have Inspire for life – a simple swap-out procedure to replace the battery will be needed about every 10 years.

              Schedule an Appointment

              Schedule an appointment for a consultation by calling Colorado Sleep Institute at (720) 279-9098.

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              BCH began vaccinating current patients age 70 and older on January 4. At this time, we are focusing our efforts on patients of our BCH physicians. We are contacting appropriate patients on an ongoing basis. Please click here for more information.

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