Has anyone tried the new OSA device, Genii or Inspire!

Posted by deanna17 @deanna17, Nov 24 8:35pm

I was diagnosed with OSA last March, after suffering with insomnia for 10+ years. I am still having trouble getting to and staying asleep. I’m taking medication to help me sleep. However, I still feel extremely fatigued. I am wondering if anyone has tried Inspire or the newest device, Genio. I appreciate any information.

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deanna17 | @deanna17 | Nov 24 8:36pm

BTW, I am currently using a CPAP without relief.

bigj | @bigj | Nov 24 10:03pm

Me after 20 + years waking up 4-6 times a night
An now with inspire install just 2 months ago its hard to tell at this time
I know I need more time to start recovering .

gloaming | @gloaming | Nov 25 1:08pm

In reply to @deanna17 "BTW, I am currently using a CPAP without relief." + (show)

@deanna17 The right machine, properly fitted for your face, with the correct prescribed therapy, ought to work. So, something is amiss in your CPAP treatment. One of those three requisite components of 'successful treatment', or 'relief', is outta whack. Maybe it's something as simple as your mouth opening as you sleep, a common problem (my hand's up), which lets the volume of delivered air escape through the least resistant path, that being your open mouth over your obstructed airway down to your lungs.

May I suggest you register over at apneaboard.com forum and seek the help of the gurus over on that site. It's free, safe, and they even have a freeware app that will read your machine's delivery for you to see what needs tweaking. Again, the gurus there will help....some....maybe a whole lot.

dalebout123 | @dalebout123 | Nov 25 4:40pm

I was considering the ASpire until I qualified for oxygen supplement at night. I would have to be hooked to hoses anyway and the CPAP delivery is much nicer than the oxygen only. SIGH! I know nothing of how Aspire works so I have nothing to add on that front. As to adjusting to the CPAP.... I, after 10 months, have moved to BIPAP. BIPAP facilitates the oxygen supplement. Though not thoroughly adjusted, I am optimistic I will get there. The BIPAP breathes with you.

Sorry, Gloaming, this will be the first disagreement for us. I have several friends and acquaintances who put the CPAP on and had instant relief. I am jealous of them, but happy for them. But I have a great deal of compassion for those who struggle to adjust. I am a believer in the benefits and will keep at it for another 10 months. This morning I woke thinking "AT LAST I AM THERE!" Turns out the machine had turned itself off after 2.3 hours due to a leak and I was sleeping my usual sleep without the machine. (LOL).

gloaming | @gloaming | Nov 25 11:06pm

In reply to @dalebout123 "I was considering the ASpire until I qualified for oxygen supplement at night. I would have..." + (show)

@dalebout123 I can stand the disagreement, especially when people take the time to spell out why they disagree and it all adds up. We find the same thing over on apneaboard.com. Some people, for whatever reason beyond the bright bulbs on that site, simply cannot be helped via CPAP. It's really too bad because it works so wonderfully for a great many.