Lune, a holistic training and monitoring system for people with sleep apnea trouble, encourages a sound sleep by stimulating oral muscles around the throat by means of pulsating electrodes. Inspired by the male frog’s mate calling technique, which is when the male frog lifts his head upwards in order to […]
Sleep Apnea
Masimo ORi Can Predict Need for Postoperative O2 Therapy in Peds with OSA
Masimo announced the findings of an abstract recently presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2020, the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). In this independent, retrospective study, researchers investigated whether Masimo ORi™ (Oxygen Reserve Index) could predict whether children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) undergoing tonsillectomy required postoperative oxygen therapy. […]
ResMed Debuts AirTouch N20 Memory Foam CPAP Mask
ResMed’s first nasal memory foam cushion enhances patients’ comfort and convenience, doesn’t need cleaning when replaced on an appropriate schedule AirTouch N20 is the latest offering in ResMed’s line of easy-to-use, convenient, and more comfortable masks ResMed announced today the launch of its AirTouch N20 nasal mask, the company’s first […]
T-Shirt To Monitor Sleep Apnea
As part of the Coalition Innovation Santé – Crise Sanitaire initiative, Chronolife and Servier are collaborating to accelerate the deployment of a non-invasive telemonitoring solution that aims to facilitate remote monitoring of chronic patients during the COVID-19 pandemic and enable healthcare professionals to provide better patient care. During the COVID-19 pandemic, […]
Philips Data-Driven Mask Selector Delivers Unique Patient and Business Benefits
Royal Philips has announced the launch of the Philips Respironics Mask Selector, the first and only clinically validated, 3D facial scanning solution that helps providers to fit 9 out of 10 patients with the right mask from the start [1]. The proprietary Mask Selector algorithm offers a novel solution in the […]
Fisher & Paykel Evora: The OSA Mask You Put on Like a Cap
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited announced that F&P Evora™, a nasal mask for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has received regulatory clearance for use in the United States. F&P Evora is a compact nasal mask that sits comfortably under the nose. The mask features CapFit™ headgear, which […]
Older Undiagnosed OSA Patients Need More Medical Care
Older adults with undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea seek more health care, according to a study published in the January issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. The study examined the impact of untreated sleep apnea on health care utilization and costs among Medicare beneficiaries. The authors reviewed a sample of Medicare […]
Don’t Look Back: New Treatments for Positional OSA
By Matthew Anastasi, BS, RST, RPSGT Located in the tiny village of Merida, Venezuela is Heladería Coromoto, an ice cream parlor, known for offering a Guinness Record for most flavors of ice cream in the world (860 varieties). Despite our sometimes homogeneous view of the condition, sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) has […]
Trucking Firm Sees Big Insurance Savings with OSA Treatment
A research team led by the University of Minnesota Morris found that a trucking firm that mandated treatment for its drivers with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) saved significantly on non-OSA-program medical insurance costs. Despite evidence that untreated OSA is associated with significantly higher rates of serious preventable truck crashes, the U.S. Department […]
Obituary: Dr. Christian Guilleminault, Sleep Medicine Pioneer
It is with the utmost respect that we announce the passing of Dr. Christian Guilleminault July 9, 2019, in Palo Alto, CA, from metastatic cancer. Guilleminault was surrounded by family, colleagues, and fellows during his final days. The messages and outreach from across the globe have been overwhelming this past […]


















