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St. Louis School of Medicine: Nerve Stimulation for Sleep Apnea is Less Effective for People With Higher BMIs
April 05, 2024
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 5 (TNSres) -- The Washington University St. Louis School of Medicine issued the following news release:

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Popular alternative to CPAP machines may not be appropriate for all

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A nerve-stimulation treatment for obstructive sleep apnea that originally was approved only for people with body mass indexes (BMIs) in the healthy range recently was extended to patients with BMIs up to 40, a weight range generally desc . . .

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