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I think the solution is a stent inserted into the airway to prevent it collapsing during sleep. This would permanently treat the condition with no side-effects
by MagicMoonlight 3y ago
I think the solution is a stent inserted into the airway to prevent it collapsing during sleep. This would permanently treat the condition with no side-effects and no daily upkeep.
Unfortunately I have no way of implementing this so I’ll never know for sure.
- elric 3y agoSuch stents exist, like the Nastent [1]. They're expensive, more or less single use, and shoving a tube down your nose sounds very unpleasant. CPAP seems a lot more attractive to me. Unless you mean a permanent stent, in which case I doubt it'll happen. You need the airway to be flexible (including for speech) in various places. It's hard to pinpoint which bits of airway are responsibe for an individual's apnea. And surgeries, especially in the throat/neck/airway area sound very risky. [1] https://www.breathewellmedical.com/product/nastent-classic/ https://www.breathewellmedical.com/product/nastent-classic/
- vvladymyrov 3y agoFacebook recently started to show me this nasal stent product https://alaxousa.com/how-it-works/ https://alaxousa.com/how-it-works/ Basically they sell expandable metal mesh tubes that are inserted though the nose and go down to throat when installed. And they are rather expensive - $395 and according to FAQ last up to 18 months. I’ll ask my ENT about these stents when I’ll visit them next time.