Dr. Brittany Greenbaum of Summit Healthcare Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) is now offering Inspire therapy, a breakthrough obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) treatment option for those who cannot use Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) therapy.
Inspire works inside the body with a patient’s natural breathing process to treat sleep apnea. Mild stimulation opens the airway during sleep, allowing oxygen to flow naturally. The patient uses a small handheld remote to turn Inspire on before bed and off when they wake up.
How It Works
Inspire is an alternative to CPAP that works inside your body while you sleep. It’s a small device placed during a same-day, outpatient procedure.
When you’re ready for bed, simply click the remote to turn Inspire on. While you sleep, Inspire opens your airway, allowing you to breathe normally and sleep peacefully.
Our Provider
Dr. Greenbaum received her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine in Glendale, Arizona. She completed her Otolaryngology, Head and Neck at Western Reserve Hospital in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.
Patient Education
FAQ's
Inspire works inside your body with your natural breathing process to treat obstructive sleep apnea. While you sleep, Inspire delivers mild stimulation to key airway muscles, allowing the airway to remain open. The Inspire system is controlled by a small handheld sleep remote. Simply turn Inspire on before bed and off in the morning when you wake up.
Inspire therapy is for people who meet the following requirements:
- Diagnosed with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (AHI 15-65)
- Cannot use or get consistent benefit from CPAP
- Not significantly obese
- 18 years of age or older
Inspire is reimbursed by most major insurance providers, either as a covered policy or approved on an individual basis. Your doctor and the insurance team at Inspire will work with you for approval.
Medicare is reimbursing the cost of Inspire therapy based on medical necessity across the United States.
Inspire therapy is on the Federal Supply Schedule, making it available for veterans at select VA and military hospitals across the United States.
Every insurance plan is different. Typically, you can expect to pay the cost of any unmet deductible for the year, along with any required copay or coinsurance fee for a surgery.
No, you do not need approval from your insurance company before your first visit.
Like CPAP, an Inspire doctor can print out a usage record of Inspire to show the medical examiner that you are using your prescribed sleep apnea treatment. By proving compliance, there should be no issues renewing your commercial driver’s license.
A significant decrease in snoring has been found as a secondary effect of Inspire. 90% of bed partners report no or soft snoring by their partner.
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