Sleep Apnea Pacemaker

Otolaryngologists Charité — Universitätsmedizin in Berlin have implanted the world’s first pacemaker device to control sleep apnea.  The small device sits under the collarbone and has two wires—one to measure diaphragm movement and the other to the hypglossal nerve at the base of the tongue.  When the diaphragm contracts during an inhalation, the pacemaker sends a weak impulse that keeps the tongue from blocking the airway.  MORE

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