Does your bedmate's roaring snoring (search) keep you awake? A permanent polyester palate implant may be the key to a good night's sleep. Once simply called the Anti-Snoring Device (search), the ...

Palatal implants are designed for the treatment of mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) and socially disruptive snoring. The effectiveness of palatal implants for ...

Tiny cylinders implanted in the soft palate at the back of the mouth may be a long-term solution for some people with obstructive sleep apnea. That's according to Loyola University's Regina Walker, MD ...

A new approach to treating snoring and sleep apnea may finally give many patients what they long for most — a good night's sleep. There are a range of effective treatments for sleep apnea and snoring, ...

Increased stress in everyday life, improper lifestyle and extended working hours are some of the factors that cause sleep apnea due to improper and insufficient sleep cycles. The Obstructive sleep ...

March 8, 2005 — The European Commission has approved for use in the European Union a hexaminolevulinate product to enhance photodetection of early-stage bladder cancer, a palatal implant system for ...

It would be an exaggeration to say that Patrick DeNucci’s snoring endangered his marriage. But quieting his nightly rumble has saved him “a few elbows to the head.” “It’s not eliminated,” said DeNucci ...

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is characterised by repeated, reversible episodes of apnoea (temporary suspension of breathing) and hypopnoea (abnormally slow or shallow respiration) during sleep, loud ...

While lateral radiographs provide "reliable evaluation" of the quantity of bone in preoperative diagnosis of palatal implants, additional 3D imaging is only required in rare cases of borderline ...