Richard G. SR

My wife’s life was the most important result. Her ability to stop worrying was all I could ask for.

Prior to 2019, I had to suffer with sleep apnea for over 40 years. It began while I was in the navy around 1995. After returning to civilian life, I was seen by a sleep doctor in El Paso and diagnosed with the illness.

While I was prescribed a CPAP machine, I was never able to keep it on at night for more than two hours. The doctor tried over the years to give me a smaller and smaller mask; I would not tolerate them. The reason for the intolerance was due to my severe PTSD and anxiety attacks.

In early 2019, I read an article in the newspaper about a new product "Inspire". The same week I made an appointment to see a doctor. After the appointment, I was sent to an ENT doctor and proceeded to get approved by the VA for the Inspire implant.

There was an outpatient procedure done to ensure I would medically be able to have the Inspire implant done. The doctor informed me I was a good candidate.

In August of 2019 I was implanted with my Inspire device and activated on September 20th, 4 days before my 72nd birthday. The best gift to date. Three or four days after activation I noticed my energy was up, I slept well. But most importantly, my wife was able to get a good night’s rest. Prior to that she was worried when I would stop breathing at night. I went from 46.4 times an hour to 1.6 afterwards.

Since then, I volunteered to be the El Paso area Ambassador and have had many conversations in English and Spanish with individuals that want to hear from an actual patient.

I want to thank Inspire for making such a difference in my life and thousands of others.