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Patient Stories, CPAP Alternative, Inspire Implant, Sleep Quality, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Travel
Reaching For the Sky: How One Man Has Found New Energy with In...

Bryan Foster is a Houston-based flight attendant who loves to fly, but keeping up with early mornings and late nights became increasingly difficult.

Patient Stories, CPAP Alternative, Inspire Implant, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Veterans, Sleep Quality
Wisconsin man realizes dream after Inspire® therapy helps get ...

Being a business owner never crossed Eric Zahn’s mind before Inspire® therapy changed his outlook on the future.

Patient Stories, CPAP Alternative, Inspire Implant, Sleep Quality, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Veterans
Navy Veteran Finds Solution for Sleep Apnea after Decades of S...

Studies show service members in the military are at an elevated risk of developing obstructive sleep apnea.

Patient Stories, CPAP Alternative, Inspire Implant, Sleep Quality, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Down syndrome
Inspire® therapy Helps New Hampshire Teen Find Restful Sleep

Molly Fisher wasn’t sleeping well, and her parents were doing everything to help the young girl.

Patient Stories, Down syndrome, CPAP Alternative, Inspire Implant, Sleep Quality, Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Inspire® Therapy Changes Life of a Green Bay Woman with Down s...

Katie Lancelle suffered with symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) for half her life, even after using a Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) machine.

Patient Stories, Down syndrome, CPAP Alternative, Inspire Implant, Sleep Quality, Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Father and Daughter Both Sleeping Better with Inspire® therapy

Thirteen-year-old Auden Greenbaum has Down syndrome and obstructive sleep apnea. Her father Josh also has OSA.

Patient Stories, CPAP Alternative, Inspire Implant, Sleep Quality, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Down syndrome
How Inspire Improved the Quality of Life for a Missouri Boy wi...

Elliot Dougherty’s family believed he would live with the side effects of his obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) for the rest of his life.

Patient Stories, CPAP Alternative, Inspire Implant, Sleep Quality, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Travel
Pennsylvania Pastor Finds Sleep Relief with Inspire® therapy

Jilline Bond and her husband, James, love to serve others as pastors at their local church.

Patient Stories, CPAP Alternative, Inspire Implant, Sleep Quality, Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Columbus Neighbors Share Bond Over Inspire® therapy

Neighbors Dick Murray and Ed Schoonmaker spent years bonding over similar hobbies like golf, but the two Columbus, Ohio residents have more in common than just hitting the links – they treat their obstructive sleep a...

Patient Stories, CPAP Alternative, Inspire Implant, Sleep Quality, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Active Lifestyle
No Longer Afraid of the Power Going Out: How Inspire® therapy ...

The threat during hurricane season can be scary on its own, but it was even worse for Nancy Heiss.

Patient Stories, CPAP Alternative, Inspire Implant, Sleep Quality, Obstructive Sleep Apnea
California Woman Sleeping Well with Inspire® Therapy

Helen Heimann spent years fighting to have a good night’s sleep.

Patient Stories, CPAP Alternative, Inspire Implant, Sleep Quality, Obstructive Sleep Apnea
New York School Administrator Finds Sleep Relief with Inspire®...

Eli Forsythe knew taking a nap every day at lunch wasn’t going to be feasible, but sleep issues plagued him.

Patient Stories, CPAP Alternative, Inspire Implant, Sleep Quality, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Active Lifestyle
Group Trip Leads Arizona Woman to Obstructive Sleep Apnea Diag...

Brenda Fitzgerald may never have gone to the doctor to discover she had obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) if it wasn’t for a group trip.

Patient Stories, CPAP Alternative, Inspire Implant, Sleep Quality, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Travel
Traveling with a purpose: O’Neil’s ‘life-changing’ OSA relief ...

Helping to run a non-profit organization is not something David O’Neil believed was possible before he successfully treated his obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

Patient Stories, CPAP Alternative, Inspire Implant, Sleep Quality, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Outpatient Surgery
ENT Doctor Who Treats Sleep Apnea Patients Turns to Inspire® T...

Dr. Jimmy Lee Masdon treats patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as an Otolaryngologist, specializing in head and neck surgery.

Patient Stories, CPAP Alternative, Inspire Implant, Sleep Quality, Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Alabama Man Turns to Best Friend for Help with Sleep Apnea Tro...

Tim McNair dealt with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) for most of his whole life, and it affected everyone around him.

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Taking flight with Inspire® therapy

Jerome Hewlett is no stranger to travel.

Patient Stories, CPAP Alternative, Inspire Implant, Sleep Quality, Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Quality of Life Improved for Portland Man with Inspire® Therap...

A scary moment happened one day in spring 2018 which led Glenn Le Vernois to seek help.

Patient Stories, CPAP Alternative, Inspire Implant, Sleep Quality, Obstructive Sleep Apnea
New York Woman Overcomes Sleep Apnea with the Help of Inspire®...

Miriam Rodriguez felt like something was wrong.

Patient Stories, CPAP Alternative, Inspire Implant, Sleep Quality, Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Stockton Woman Lives Best Life with Inspire® Therapy

Karen Wolk barely made it through most days, feeling like she was doing just enough to survive.

Patient Stories, CPAP Alternative, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Sleep Quality, Inspire Implant
Inspire® therapy is “Life-Saving” for D.C. Man

Jim Dooley noticed he was back to square one when trying to treat his obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

Patient Stories, CPAP Alternative, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Inspire Implant, Sleep Quality, Travel
“I’m Dreaming Again.” Utah Man Getting Restful Sleep After Yea...

Bret Holmes works as a machinist and an instructor at a community college in Ogden, Utah, but his poor sleep was getting in the way prior to getting Inspire® therapy.

Patient Stories, CPAP Alternative, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Inspire Implant, Sleep Quality
Arkansas Man’s Wife Leads Him to OSA Diagnosis

Raymond Heaggans’ loud snoring woke up his wife Donita, and he moved to the guest room at night.

Patient Stories, CPAP Alternative, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Inspire Implant, Sleep Quality, Active Lifestyle
Michigan Woman Finds Relief After Two Decades of Sleep Issues

Linda Cole struggled with sleep issues for 20 years, but it took a scary bout with influenza before she got to the root of what was happening with her breathing at night.