I dreaded bedtime before new sleep apnoea treatment
A UK woman reports life-changing results after receiving a new hypoglossal nerve stimulation (HGNS) device to treat sleep apnoea. The implant, which moves the tongue during sleep, offers an alternative for patients who cannot tolerate traditional CPAP masks.
Why it matters
This highlights a significant medical advancement for chronic sleep disorder patients who struggle with standard, often uncomfortable, respiratory equipment.
Image caption, Catherine Turnbull was diagnosed with sleep apnoea five years ago
A woman who used to "dread bedtime" says being one of the first UK patients to be offered a new treatment has been life-changing for her sleeping condition.
Catherine Turnbull, from Chippenham, was diagnosed five years ago with sleep apnoea, a common but serious disorder where breathing repeatedly stops and starts.
She has now been fitted with a hypoglossal nerve stimulation (HGNS) device, which moves her tongue while she sleeps, after Swindon's Great Western Hospital (GWH) became one of five trusts to offer the treatment.
Turnbull said the treatment had stopped her waking during the night and suffering from headaches, adding: "It is amazing because it changes your life."
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