Inspire Therapy from Red River ENT Associates

Obstructive sleep apnea is not a minor inconvenience. Because sleep apnea results in your breathing stopping and beginning again, your sleep cycle restarts. This prevents you from getting a good night’s sleep.

And what happens after you don’t get enough quality sleep? You’re likely to feel drained of energy and anxious, and have a difficult time concentrating on your work and connecting with your family. In addition to these issues continuing for an extended period of time, neglecting treatment can increase your risk of the following:

• Depression
• High blood pressure
• Heart disease
• Diabetes
• Stroke

Don’t let your sleep apnea cause long-term health issues by avoiding treatment. You deserve to be happy and healthy. Safe, effective treatment options are available to you. Learn about Inspire therapy below.

Sleep apnea causes your breathing to stop, which forces your body to wake you up so you can breathe. Inspire is an airway stimulation therapy. The therapy is administered through an implanted device that facilitates your natural breathing process.

Inspire is:

• FDA approved
• Clinically proven
• Able to reduce or eliminate the symptoms of sleep apnea
• Able to reduce or eliminate snoring

Inspire stimulates your hypoglossal nerve while you’re sleeping. This nerve is responsible for how the muscles located in your airway move, including your tongue. This stimulation is initiated when it recognizes an alarming change in your breathing pattern. It keeps the tissues in your throat from obstructing your airway, which allows you to breathe normally and get the sleep you want and need.

While the device is implanted in your body, you control this system with the Inspire Sleep Remote. This remote allows you to turn the therapy on before you go to sleep, off when you wake up, turn the stimulation power up and down, and pause the therapy if desired.

If you’re ready to get your sleep and health back in line, explore Inspire therapy, administered by Red River ENT Associates’ Dr. Christian Wold. Dr. Wold is a board-certified Otolaryngologist Head and Neck Surgeon. He specializes in sinus and allergy disorders, including sleep apnea.

Don’t delay relief. Schedule an appointment with Dr. Wold at Red River ENT Associates, proudly serving Alexandria, Louisiana and beyond. Set your appointment with by calling 318-321-5500 or by requesting an appointment below.