Airing, A Hoseless Micro-CPAP, Hoping To Become A Reality

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is typically treated with continuous positive airway pressure therapy (CPAP), which normally involves a bedside pump pushing air into the lungs via a hose connected to a face mask. Sleeping like this can be terribly uncomfortable for many, and compliance rates with the therapy are very low. Now a team is raising money on Indiegogo to develop a device that’s essentially an entire miniaturized CPAP machine that’s small enough to stick in the nose.

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