Sentences with phrase «devices for sleep apnea»

Medical breakthroughs in 2018 range from new devices for sleep apnea to gene therapy for blindness, according to the Cleveland Clinic.

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For millions of people with chronic illnesses, whether it's diabetes, heart disease or sleep apnea, these devices become dramatically more useful if they can collect and interpret medical information.

The company appears focused on expanding its portfolio of devices for the treatment of sleep apnea.

The common treatment for sleep apnea is a CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) device that delivers air (acting like an air splint) to prevent collapse of the airway and breathing pauses.

Total apnea - hypopnea index (AHI)-- which measures severity of sleep apnea by counting the number of pauses in breathing during sleep — for all patients significantly decreased an average of 35 events per hour after the device was planted, which corresponds to an average reduction of 84 percent.

Although continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is the most recommended treatment for sleep apnea, David is among a small percentage of patients who can't get used to the device.

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) devices are typically one of the only treatments presently suggested for people with obstructive sleep apnea.

There is also an oral breathing device that helps keep the airway open, this is recommended for those with mild sleep apnea.

CPAP is the most effective treatment for sleep apnea, but about 25 % of patients are unable to tolerate the device.

For instance, we hear that Fitbit is planning to use the same OS that debuted in the Ionic, and that the Ionic's SpO2 sensor will present in this device as well, allowing users to monitor for sleep apnFor instance, we hear that Fitbit is planning to use the same OS that debuted in the Ionic, and that the Ionic's SpO2 sensor will present in this device as well, allowing users to monitor for sleep apnfor sleep apnea.

The new Fitbit is also supposedly waterproof to 50 meters, runs the same Fitbit OS software as the Ionic, and like the Ionic has a relative SpO2 sensor, which can monitor blood oxygen levels and will allow the device to monitor for sleep apnea.

While the new smartwatch won't have GPS, it will feature the same SpO2 sensor found in the Ionic that measures for sleep apnea, although Fitbit has yet to enable this across its devices.

Hired as a consultant to be responsible for the launch and sales effort for the first ever FDA cleared portable CPAP device for patients with obstructive sleep apnea.