We’re happy to share that our Dignity Well being Mercy Medical Group Otolaryngologists, often known as Ear Nostril and Throat specialists (ENTs), carried out their fiftieth Encourage process. Congratulations to Scott McCusker, MD; Deanne Nyland, MD; Shoab Siddique, MD and Mike Desy, OR technician on reaching this milestone.

The Encourage system is an FDA-approved obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) therapy choice for individuals who can’t use customary Steady Optimistic Airway Stress (CPAP) remedy. OSA impacts 22 million Individuals and happens when the airway collapses throughout sleep and blocks the circulation of oxygen to the mind. The mind senses an absence of oxygen and wakes the physique up simply lengthy sufficient to take a breath, then falls again asleep. This cycle repeats all through the evening and causes poor, disruptive sleep. When left untreated, OSA could cause car and office accidents, worsening temper and reminiscence, stroke, coronary heart assault, and even demise. 

Encourage represents a major development in treating sleep apnea. The Encourage system is implanted throughout a brief, outpatient process and works contained in the physique with a affected person’s pure respiration course of to deal with the dysfunction. Delicate stimulation opens the airway throughout sleep, permitting oxygen to circulation naturally. The affected person makes use of a small handheld distant to show Encourage on earlier than mattress and off after they get up.  
 
“We’re proud to have efficiently accomplished fifty Encourage procedures,” says Dr. McCusker. “This therapy tremendously improves the sleep and high quality of life for eligible sufferers within the therapy of OSA.”

To be taught extra about Encourage, please go to InspireSleep.com.