With the approval, the appliances represent an alternative treatment to CPAP or surgical neurostimulation implants for patients with severe OSA.

"This achievement is a pivotal milestone for Vivos, and elevates our proven treatment options right into the mainstream of sleep medicine," Kirk Huntsman, chairman and chief executive officer at Vivos, said in a statement.1 "It is even more important for the millions of severe OSA patients who are desperate for an effective alternative treatment.

Medical history: People with medical conditions that impede neurological control of the upper airway aren’t eligible to use Inspire.

Address the Irritant: Start by identifying the cause of your issue. In many cases, once the source of irritation is addressed, most of these spots clear themselves up.

Through a simple-to-use system including the Inspire implant, remote and app, Inspire therapy enables you to control your therapy from the palm of your hand.

Always talk with your doctor before making any major changes to your current CPAP routine. Keep in mind that you cannot change the pressure settings on your CPAP machine without a healthcare provider’s approval.

Non-surgical options include technical modifications, lifestyle changes and support alongside oral appliances. Surgery can be effective in either facilitating the use of CPAP or in bypassing and improving anatomical obstructions or areas of collapse, which are typically multilevel.

If you wake up with irritated, dry, or itchy eyes after sleeping with your CPAP device, you may be experiencing CPAP-related dry eyes. This CPAP side effect is usually limited to certain types of CPAP masks and is more common in traditional-style full face or nasal masks.

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Try Comfort Accessories for Comfort: If you have checked all the above factors and are still having trouble, consider adding mask strap pads—a soft covering for your headgear straps—to your CPAP set-up.

You’re Adjusting to Your Nasal Pillow Mask: Unlike traditional CPAP masks, nasal pillows direct airflow straight into your nostrils. It often takes a bit of time to adjust to this style of continuous positive airway pressure delivery, and can cause your nose to dry out.

Chronic Dryness: Over time, the skin barrier inside your nose can weaken in response to nasal dryness, leaving your nose prone to injury and even infection.

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy was developed by Colin Sullivan of Sydney Australia in 1981 and delivers a fixed, or stable, pre-determined level of air pressure. Since there is only one pressure, it remains the same during the inhalation and exhalation.