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A new study found patients with a BMI of 32 to 35 have lower odds of responding to the hypoglossal nerve stimulation for OSA compared to patients with a lower BMI.

A sleep apnea treatment known as hypoglossal nerve stimulation is less effective in people with higher body mass indexes, according to a new study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

The effectiveness of nerve-stimulation treatment for sleep apnea decreases with higher levels of overweight or obesity.

A sleep apnea treatment known as hypoglossal nerve stimulation is less effective in people with higher body mass indexes (BMIs), according to a new study by res

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 described as severely obese.

For every unit of BMI increase over 32, the odds of successful sleep apnea nerve stimulation decrease by about 17%, a new study finds.