Snoring Health

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I must admit my mind that I was treating sleep apnea with a very interesting nose. Ventus Medical ProVent is an entirely different type of sleep apnea treatment of adhesive anchors that the nose works to exhale through your bit 'more difficult. When you inhale, breathing is normal, but like you, get some 'resistance as something created, resulting in a mild amount of positive pressure behind the throat, preventing theTongue and soft palate collapse.

The scientific explanation is a bit 'complicated (for me), but the point is that at the end of exhalation, which occurs when throat muscles most prone to collapse. So easily with increasing pressure, a stent-like effect is created, as with CPAP.

Their study included 28 people who used the device for three nights in the laboratory. On average, the AHI by 50% (from 19.1 to 8.2) and decreased after 30 days at home, remained low10.6. Other studies have also an average reduction of about 50% indicated. As expected, with severe sleep apnea have patents do not respond well. You can learn more about the results on the company's website.

Another study showed that 94% of patients with the device is still a significant number of hours in a night of regular basis.

Without doubt, work and income to different degrees in different people. But like every other new sleep apneatreatment option, there is no "magic bullet" that cures sleep apnea in 100% of patients. Looking at the figures, it seems to be no better than other minimally invasive options (except that it is not invasive).

In practice, I have limited experience with this device in a handful of patients with mixed results. Some patients, and what others can not use it at all.

Not yet covered by insurance and will cost about $ 135 per month. They also have adiscount program for a 50% discount for the first month. If you are interested in trying ProVent, then an investigation is needed to ensure that you are a candidate right. A limited number of free samples for patents.