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Focused Ultrasound Therapy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Focused ultrasound is a therapeutic technology that could transform the quality of life and decrease the cost of care for patients with sleep apnea. This novel technology focuses beams of ultrasound energy precisely and accurately on targets deep in the body without damaging surrounding normal tissue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How it Works<\/strong>
Where the beams converge, focused ultrasound produces thermal ablation of a portion of the tongue, which helps prevent the tongue from obstructing the airway while sleeping.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The primary options for treatment of sleep apnea include continuous positive pressure devices or invasive surgery for an implanted system to stimulate this nerve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While significant work has been accomplished, there is still much to be done before this technology will be widely available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advantages<\/strong>
For certain patients, focused ultrasound could provide a noninvasive alternative to surgery with less risk of complications \u2013 such as like surgical wound healing or infection \u2013 at a lower cost. Focused ultrasound can reach the desired target without damaging surrounding tissue, and it can be repeated, if necessary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clinical Trials<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At the present time, there are no clinical trials recruiting patients for focused ultrasound treatment of sleep apnea. However, a clinical trial is being organized on this topic in the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Foundation updates these pages regularly, but with the increasing number of clinical trials, we want to be sure that our audience has the latest information available. Therefore, we also added the website search information for the above trials. If you click here<\/strong><\/a>, it will take you to the latest information available from https:\/\/www.clinicaltrials.gov\/<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regulatory Approval and Reimbursement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Focused ultrasound treatment for sleep apnea is not yet approved by regulatory bodies or covered by medical insurance companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notable Papers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Kaffenberger TM, Soose RJ. Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation Therapy for Obstructive\u00a0Sleep\u00a0Apnea<\/strong><\/a>. Compend Contin Educ Dent. 2023 Jun;44(6):332-339.PMID:\u00a037418470<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click<\/strong> here<\/strong><\/a> for additional references from PubMed. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":"","_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"footnotes":""},"sw_disease_condition_cat":[58],"sw_disease_condition_stage":[14],"class_list":["post-23434","sw_disease_condition","type-sw_disease_condition","status-publish","hentry","sw_disease_condition_cat-respiratory"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSleep Apnea - Focused Ultrasound Foundation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn how focused ultrasound, a noninvasive therapeutic technology, is being investigated to address Sleep Apnea\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusfoundation.org\/diseases-and-conditions\/sleep-apnea\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sleep Apnea - 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