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The stats are not true. Far more than 30 percent stop using CPAP . CPAP is a torture device from a1 5 month experience. I was surprised I could tolerate mouth taping. You can also put a little slit between the tape if you're that worried about it. You can also check out a product that's like a dental dam out of thick silicone called Somno seal. You put it in front of your teeth and it feels less like you're a hostage, but there's still at least a week or two of adjustment and there's more drool. I definitely would be interested in your opinion on the safety of the somno seal. Seems like I can just blow it out if it came to that. It seems to stay in my mouth all night and normally I spit out mouth guards. It does work to make a seal even in your mouth parts slightly. And you can still put a small piece of tape on the lips if one is worried about it falling out. I don't know if you would think differently about it compared to taping or if you have the same concerns. I asked my sleep doctor about my O2 levels since in my watch pad at home sleep study, which I took two of in the course of 2 weeks, showed that I had oxygen below 90 for a significant amount of time. Time. Again, he didn't care what my O2 levels are if my ahi was below 5. I had tried a full face mask and find that more suffocating feeling than the nasal plus as my face relaxes the seal would break more than using nasal cushion. I moved to a bleep system but wanted to get to very low to no leaks to know the most accurate number of pressure I should be on. The bleep system has its own drawbacks but I reduced the leaks significantly where the machine is registering it as 0 L But without taping, without a guard sometimes there is spikes. I don't know what you guys are saying half the time. My experience can be totally different than others. For example, if I try to talk with CPAP in my nose, it's nearly impossible. If I open my mouth too far, it's definitely so uncomfortable that the air is just not rushing out of your mouth like your breathing out of your mouth, if you have CPAP on and your mouth opens, it's a choking feeling. It's even hard to cough. You have to practice but here's the problem. The machine is always on recording you. So if you try to practice it's going to record it as part of your session for that day. And it's going to say you're having obstructions and stuff. These machines are a joke. I mean I woke up. My numbers were fairly good but it was early and it seemed that I had somehow took the device off 4 hours in. Since it was still early I wanted to put it back on and only an hour and a half, of which I was hardly asleep. Now my numbers were double on my ahi because it misrecords normal breathing. But now, because I was trying to better myself from feeling tired all day, I'm branded as someone with obstructive apnea.

If only North Manchester General Hospitals sleep department were this helpful and caring. I have to argue with atleast 2 members of staff before they'll give me a new mask, it's terrible and causes a lot of anxiety. Thanks for all you do and have a fantastic weekend.

aren't the problems with this : 1. It is visible under the skin 2. It is reactive so you already can are having at least an hypopnea before it kicks in. In other words, you've already had the events start before it triggers. 3. The wire is on one side so the tongue can twist. My primary doctor doesn't recommend it because he has apnea and his friend does as well . his friend had it implanted and had loss of control of speech when it clicked on. I am Not exactly sure why he was talking as he should have been sleeping but the point was with my doctor was very leery of it And said his friend had a loss of control until it stopped pulsing. To my surprise though, my sleep doctor, who only is concerned about the numbers on the machine, said I qualify for it. it almost seems like the inspire people are in their pocket because the doctors are eager to push it and insurance seems to cover it. He doesn't believe surgeries work. Other than CPAP devices, The only thing he was open to was losing weight or this device because insurance covers it but not things like surgeries. My sleep doctor also says one of his friends is a doctor at Mount Sinai who does plenty of surgeries for apnea and that they just don't work Or work for long for the majority of people, In his opinion. It's hard when you have a doctor against certain things, they won't even let you speak to someone else or have colleagues that find that surgeries don't work either. When I speak to my sleep doctor it's almost like he's a primary doctor where they just do the minimal or what insurance will cover rather than what's the right treatment. I only started a month ago 's so my follow-up appointment. I asked about all sorts of things like a dise study or a titration study to make sure my pressures were correct and to find out what type of obstruction I have. He wasn't sure insurance covered it and didn't think it was important because getting the numbers on the machine down is the same type of indicator that something's working or not. But did I really need a sleep doctor then? I could have bought the machine on my own and played around with the numbers and then any wrong numbers. People would blame me. But that's all they're doing. They lowered the pressure because of complaints I had and just want to see what happens. They don't know that we know how to change the numbers on the machine so he thinks I'm talking to them and they're altering the numbers on the machine. Anyway, it still seems like CPAP not a gold standard but just the standard they get the most results out of the most people. But it still hit or miss. It's torture to get used to it and since I've been using it, don't feel any better on it even when I got my numbers below. Five per hour versus the $40 per hour I was having. That's another joke about CPAP. The numbers are mathematical, wrong and divided over the entire night. Most people in the business will tell you they have no idea why a machine marks certain events. It's just not smart enough to realize the difference between certain occurrences, but that affects you when your doctor is only monitoring the summary numbers, not the actual waveforms. In the USA, many are just saying that doctors aren't paid enough through insurance to spend the time to analyze the data. So they only look at the some report that is sent through the internet to them from the machine. It would be nice Not to have to deal with taping, mouth guards, mask fit issues or applying a tape and a bleep system. And be nice not to deal with a hose. All that stuff is great, but this pacemaker device, well might be life-saving for those who can't tolerate anything else and are having major obstructions, I don't think it's the be all and all device. A device like this is interesting but the whole idea of implanting it and then waiting for things to heal and if it doesn't work now you have something implanted in you that you would need to remove as well as eventually you need to change the battery. Implanting something that can be seen by others is not attractive. I just don't think it's going to turn out to be the solution for many of the people being diagnosed with obstructive apnea.

I am a non-dipper with increased diurnal diastolic pressure. It took me almost two years to have my GP send me to the pain clinic. I did my first 1-night test at home (of coiurse without EEG) and I am still waiting the results for 6 weeks now. I am hopeless and I wonder if I should do a private consulation for an in depth assessment.

This is a very interesting development. It is good that doctors are looking at other methods rather than defaulting to the cumbersome CPAP machine every time. Five years of no sleep and counting for me - quality of life low and life expectancy dropping like a stone 😪 Keep these innovations coming - maybe one will work for me 🤞

If people want to have this instead of the cpap machines it should be their choice and not up to some doctor. They say you can possibly get this if you can not tolerate the CPAP machine. Well, I say screw the machine, I don't want it. I want this so do it.

Fabulous will be interesting to follow this and see how it progresses…. Well done Dr Veer

I had procedure today but I am miserable as a huge clunk of skin that was reddish came out and it was at least a little smaller than the top of my pinky should I go back tomorrow

Thank you Mr. Veer for the good news! Although I’m not living in UK :p I still wake up gasping air (feels like I’m holding my breath) when wearing a tongue retaining device. Does that mean I’m not a candidate for Inspire? I had a modified U3P 7 months ago as DISE suggested my long fatty soft palate is another source of obstructions. I believe now my soft palate doesn’t contribute too much to my apnea.

Very informative video Vik thanks, by the way my op to reduce my turbinates has been cancelled on Monday due to me having MRSA via my pre-op which is rather annoying-but i'm talking Mupirocin nasal ointment for a week then will be rebooked! Just thought I would let you know.

Hi Mr Veer, how would I get referred for this implant ? Kind regards Bridget.

I got a prescription lidocaine lollipop after my operation and it helped so much to numb the throat pain!

I kinda regret getting my adenoids and tonsils removed (age 24) because now I can’t breathe while swallowing or I end up swallowing a bunch of air or sucking water into my lungs. If I knew that would happen I wouldn’t have gotten them removed. Has this happened to anyone else??

Hi Dr Veer ! Just wanted to say I hope I’m first again!!! Glad to see the hyperglossal nerve implant on the NHS as a whole I find these trend style videos super interesting. Looking forward to hearing more progress updates and how many more are done over the next few months/years Thanks as always !!!! Looking forward to the next video

Wow amazing technology!!! Well done!! You must be proud of yourself !

Wow amazing technology!!! Well done!! You must be proud of yourself !

Hi vik, watching ! Love all your videos

La profondità delle intuizioni condivise qui è sorprendente. È una testimonianza del potere della conoscenza collettiva.🌺

I bought a female sports bra, and placed 2 small massage balls in either side where the pads slide in and wear it in reverse. This means that when I roll over from either side, the ball stops me, whereas having a tennis ball in the middle, can as stated, not achieve the desired result. It's also better for me, cause I don't like wearing pyjamas or even t-shirts to bed.

Thanks!

I just started getting this constantly a few days ago. It feels like life is never going to be the same again😢...

Your video was life changing I'm 78 year old woman had it for 6 months I've watched all the videos but yours the one concept of focusing on something in the background all the time really hit the mark. As soon as I did this the tinnitus diminished . I'm back to soft music in the car and first thing in the morning Wayne Dyer's voice on CZcams in the background is so calming. Thank you so much for your analysis of tinnitus. And how to have a life again. By showing it that it has no importance. And therefore my brain will eventually stop noticing it

IT DOESNT WORK .

10 / 10 You explained everything in simple but straightforward terms. Thanks. I am going to try the Vaseline as per your suggestion. Hopefully that helps.

I have a constant clogged nose for years. Deviated septum and thanks to covid Ive been waiting 3 years for surgery. Just got my cpap to help with night time seizures, my sinuses and waking up 30 times a night. Mines automatic and adjusts pressure, now this doesnt sound like a good thing. No wonder I was blowing my nose all night.

OMG a Apnea Doctor that doesn't blame it on weight and act like if you just ate a little better and worked out a little more. I swear to god. Thank you. I am a wide gentleman. I always have been. A lot of my anatomy is just big. This includes my tounge. One of my problems is and has gotten worse is I move too much in my sleep. I root in my pillow. I kick my legs. I twitch. Last sleep test I had I failed. Why they haven't recommended Inspire is beyond me. Maybe state medication doesn't cover it. Like WTF. This makes so much sense, it is a tried and true technology used for ages on other things. I am wasting away Doc. I will write them.

How does one get ahold of Dr. Veer? I’m in Canada but am willing to cross the pond for a consultation. I’d like to explore alternatives outside my cpap but haven’t been able to get much answers here.

Hi! What is recovery like?

Amazing that tiny things can help much!

Have you regained your sense of smell since?

What a nice surprise to find out about ears and their covering! Why is this information not told us? Q Tips were used because I knew no better. Thank you so much!

I will love to come over to England to see you about my acid reflux GLOBUS please send me the address thank you

I got covid in 2020 and got a terrible ear ache. I put me down and when I woke I had ringing in my ear, the ringing never went away only to discover I had tinnitus. No more ear buds when running, no more music in my car, life has changed forever. Sometimes I'm dizzy, nauseas, headache, and my audiologist told me there no cure. I'm doomed

A lot of videos or sounds that are supposed to be designed to mask tinnitus are sounds that imitate the pitch of tinnitus, I don't understand this thinking, it makes it so much worse for me, I find that listening to deep sounds like thunderstorms or some types of rain help to calm me and now I seem to only hear tinnitus when I'm thinking about it.

immunotherapy is superior to surgery. If it's caused by allergies

Is the pinna still being numb after a mastoidectomy normal? Along with a worse feeling of fullness in the ear? It's been a month after my surgery and I have almost no hearing.

can i use flixone spray for a long time? THANKS

Thank you so much for this video. I'm just about ready to pick up some hearing aids and the audiologist saw that I have quite a bit of ear wax. I have been trying some drops to clear them out before I get the aids. In the US if I go to my PCP I'll probably get referred to an ENT... all of that can take weeks, so I'm trying drops and an "ear wax blaster" which is basically a spray bottle with a special tip. Your video has helped me decide what drops to use.

I got covid 9/7/23. I took Paxlovid anti virals the second day of covid and list my taste and smell. I got a terrible metallic taste in my mouth. It was so bad I had to stop taking them. I took them at night and then in the morning and I didn't take anymore. After a few hours I lost the metallic taste but also lost my taste and sense of smell. I knew that this was a common thing so I thought, in time, I will eventually get them back. It has nearly been a year and I can smell, not as good as I used to but I have maybe 10% of my taste back. It's really getting me down now as I thought I would eventually get it back. I have been to see an ENT specialist and he practically told me that if it hasn't come back by now, it won't. I was expecting him to have some sort of solution for me but to be told that there is nothing I can do, was such a shock. He has sent me for a CT scan to make sure that there is no tumour but I haven't been back to see him yet as I can't get in till 17th July. All the videos I watch are about smell. I have a lot of my smell back but not all. Some things still don't smell like they used to. I can't understand how I can eat raw onion on a sandwich and I can smell it but can't taste it. I don't have that after taste that you get from eating onion as well. It's so depressing 😞 😪

I’m amazed with your findings Vik and thank you for this helpful video. I’m currently going through a frustrating time of not being able to hear in Right ear so I’ve used the commercial olive oil drops before attending ear wax removal appointment at Specsavers. The practitioner said I had absolutely no wax at all (so did the olive oil worked??) but I have a blockage behind the ear drum. So I’ve seen my GP, completed antibiotics treatment, used Baconease drops, steamed as well….still not better. Now I’m doing nasal sinus rinses but all that happened so far is that I’ve added stuffed nose feeling. The tinnitus, nausea, pressure in head and sinuses, poor sense of taste, smell and bad hearing is still there. Trying it all atm and watching your videos to get educated. It is quite debilitating but hopefully there’s a solution waiting and the problems will go away soon. I’m very hopeful 🤞🤞 Thanks for your educational and informative content :)

I'm going to repeat here what I just told you in our group Vik for your followers to read......Our GP told my daughter to use Sudafed which she did for years. When pregnant with our last grandchild another ENT consultant told me to tell her to come off it. Problem was, she couldn't breathe at all through her nose and it was a nightmare to come off it after so long. Even worse we found it was the cause of her high BP which was a mystery why she'd developed it 😲

Thank you doctor for being along side your patient and really have this actual difficult process understood and recognized. You inspire trust and respect.

Thank you for this. I’m about to have a check up with an ENT on Friday bc I already know that I have enlarged tonsils and I also know that I’ll be needing a tonsillectomy. Hopefully the ENT is as kind as you are. I’ve been suffering tonsilitis ever since I was a kid. Now i’m 27yrs old and it got really bad to a point that i now have sleep apnea that causes rapid weight gain. I’m so ready for thissss 😂

I had my septoplasty surgery last Saturday .my nose was bleeding for 2days then stopped bleeding. Now I have a headache and pain on face area with swollen face .

Awesome and profound message Dr. Same my drs have not come out with a proper diagnos, I am asthmatic and going through all you spoke.

Thank you for sharing these exercises because so far I can not wear my sleep apnea mask. I pray these work 🙏

I had globus due to iron deficiency without anemia from over a decade of blood donations. Did not know that was a thing. Started supplementing with heme iron and it resolved in a few weeks.

UARS be caused from PTSD or emphysema?

Excellent video,

I've had tinnitus since I was a child. It never goes away and only gets worse as I get older. Nothing helps to reduce it. It wakes me up in the middle of the night and I can't be in a really quiet space without it driving me crazy.