Around 22 million Americans have sleep apnea. Traditional continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, machines are the standard treatment. However, they can be loud, uncomfortable and have a pesky ...

Medicare may cover Inspire, a device to treat sleep apnea, if it is medically necessary. A doctor needs to demonstrate that people meet certain criteria and CPAP therapy has been ineffective. Inspire ...

Inspire Medical Systems, a Golden Valley-based medtech company known for its implanted device to treat sleep apnea, is under investigation for allegations of false claims. The U.S. Attorney’s Office ...

TUPELO — For those who have tried unsuccessfully to use a CPAP machine to treat sleep apnea, the Inspire implant is a breakthrough solution. Larry Ferguson, 77, of Pontotoc, is among those whose lives ...

WALTON COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Sleep apnea affects an estimated 22 million Americans, cutting off oxygen during sleep and leading to high blood pressure, fatigue, and heart issues. For many patients, ...

Medicare Part B covers the cost of Inspire for sleep apnea and other FDA-approved medical devices as long as a doctor determines them to be medically essential for your care. For Original Medicare to ...

Lisa Sharpless' sleep apnea was so severe that her husband, Jim, would lie awake in bed and silently count the seconds between her labored breaths as she dozed. Sleep apnea is a disorder that causes ...

Shares of medical-device makers ResMed Inc. and Inspire Medical Systems Inc. tumbled on Monday after Eli Lilly & Co. said it has applied for regulatory approval of its weight-loss drug Zepbound to ...

BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — Dr. David Blaine and Dr. Justin Douglas, otolaryngologists at the Beckley ARH Hospital Ear, Nose, and Throat Clinic, recently performed the institution’s first two Inspire Therapy ...

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LivaNova is poised to become Inspire Medical's first competitor in the United States with a fully implantable neurostimulation device for obstructive sleep apnea. London, England-based LivaNova ...