What Is the Hypoglossal Nerve? The hypoglossal nerve is also known as the 12th cranial nerve. It is chiefly a motor nerve and carries motor fibers that control muscles. It does have some ...

Hypoglossal nerve disorders may be caused by tumors, strokes, infections, injuries, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and more. Anatomy As your nerves run through your body, they split off and send ...

A hypoglossal nerve stimulation implant is a new treatment for sleep apnea. It replaces the traditional continuous positive ...

Patients with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea treated with an investigational implantable proximal hypoglossal ...

To qualify for the device, called a hypoglossal nerve stimulator, a person over 18 diagnosed with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea must be unable to adapt or refuse to wear a continuous ...

This may help you exhale more easily. For treatment resistant cases a surgical device called Inspire (hypoglossal nerve surgery) can be implanted. it works by keeping a patient's airway open by ...

If the hypoglossal nerve becomes damaged during a mini-stroke, however, symptoms like tongue deviation may linger. DON’T MISS: Woman, 59, contracted heart infection weeks after using tongue ...

The case report was published on March 20 in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Cases. Within a few months, the woman mostly recovered from the hypoglossal nerve injury. The hypoglossal nerve is the ...

Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window Use of hypoglossal nerve stimulation (HGNS) may be effective for treating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), but a higher ...

In a new case study published April 11 in Pediatrics, they report on a 4-year-old boy with Down syndrome and OSA who underwent a procedure to implant a hypoglossal nerve stimulation device ...

About half of those who try the approach fail to stick with it. To many patients, hypoglossal nerve stimulation looks like an appealing alternative to CPAP machines. The therapy is driven by a ...