Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute at Hoag is the first in Orange County to offer a new, cutting-edge treatment option
for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation
therapy is the first implantable device for treating OSA. “At Hoag,
we are always looking for state-of-the-art treatment options to benefit
our patients,” said
Jay Puangco, MD, service chief at the Judy & Richard Voltmer Sleep
Center at the Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute at Hoag. “The Inspire therapy is clinically proven to reduce sleep apnea
events, allowing our patients to get a more restful night’s sleep.”
More than 18 million Americans have
sleep apnea. Depending on the degree of severity, OSA can be a potentially life-threatening
condition. Research shows that a person with poorly managed sleep apnea
is at increased risk for heart attack,
stroke, weight gain, high blood pressure and
heart failure. Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) therapy has been shown to
be an effective treatment for sleep apnea; however, studies show that
roughly half of all patients that start CPAP eventually become non-compliant.
A recent study in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine found that hospital
readmission rates, for all causes including cardiovascular and pulmonary,
in patients with OSA were more than double for those who did not adhere
to their CPAP therapy.
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