Category: Therapy Devices

Therapy Devices

Daytime Sleep Apnea Therapy eXciteOSA Surpasses 10,000 Patient Milestone

Nasdaq recognized the milestone by congratulating Signifier Medical on the Nasdaq Tower in Times Square, New York.

Therapy Devices

Global Survey Reveals High Prevalence of Snoring

The report offers insights into respondents' willingness to explore surgical options to nix snoring and the prevalence of sleep disorders among respondents in the US, UK, and Australia.

Therapy Devices

Vivos Therapeutics Strengthens Sleep Apnea Treatment Portfolio With New Acquisition

Vivos Therapeutics Inc has added lower-cost products for treating conditions associated with obstructive sleep apnea after acquiring patents and product rights from Advanced Facialdontics.

CPAP & PAP Devices

How Philips Plans to Strengthen Patient Safety After Recall Fallout

After a year and a half marked by recalls of millions of sleep and respiratory devices, Philips unveiled a plan to enhance patient safety.

Oral Appliances

ADA Survey Identifies Intraoral Appliance Trends

The use of intraoral appliances is growing in dental practices, and dentists are offering more variety than just several years ago, according to an ACE Panel report.

Positional Therapies for Supine Sleep Avoidance

Severe Sleep Apnea Diagnosis Panics Reporter Until He Finds a Simple, No-Cost Solution

'The American health care system has joined with commercial partners to define sleep apnea in a way that allows both parties to generate revenue from a multitude of pricey diagnostic studies, equipment sales, and questionable treatments.'

Insomnia Devices

SleepCogni, Developers of Insomnia Device with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Platform, Raises $2M to Enter US Market

The investment will help prepare the device for volume manufacturing, develop the clinician and patient-led online platform, and achieve first sales.

Sleep Apnea Combination Therapies

How Sleep Apnea Treatment Is Out of Order (Editor’s Message)

Treatment for OSA typically starts downstream with the throat, instead of upstream in the nose, the first site of breathing difficulty.

Restless Legs Syndrome Devices

Stroke-Related Restless Legs Syndrome an ‘Emerging Entity’

More data support the concept of stroke-related restless legs syndrome as an "emerging entity," investigators report in a new study.

Emerging Technology

Nexalin Next-Gen Insomnia Neurostimulator Nears FDA Presentation Stage

Nexalin is planning to present its gen-2 and gen-3 to the FDA in Q1 for the treatment of anxiety and insomnia. Waveform power will be upped from 4 milliamps to 15.

Nasal Dilators

Two-Thirds of Households Have a Person Who Snores

Nasal dilator manufacturer Mute recently commissioned a Harris Poll to better understand how common snoring is and the impact it has on others.

Neurostimulators

Signifier Shares eXciteOSA Adherence Data for Mild Sleep Apnea and Snoring Patients

New data from Signifier demonstrates real-world patient adherence of eXciteOSA over the first six weeks of treatment.

Light Therapy

Lack of Daytime Natural Light Exposure Tied to Insomnia

Most messaging is focused on avoiding light at night, but this study highlights the importance of getting enough daylight.

Sound/Acoustic Therapies

Positive Sound Exposure Reduces Nightmares in Sleep Study

Investigators found that positive sound exposure, used in conjunction with imagery rehearsal therapy, produced promising results for individuals with nightmare disorders.

Ventilation Therapies - ASV

FDA Grants Additional Clearance to React Health’s Luna G3 Bilevel S/T 30Vt

The FDA has granted another clearance to the React Health Luna G3 Bilevel S/T 30Vt, which expands the utilization of the device beyond the sleep-disordered breathing space.