Florida/Georgia VA offers new sleep apnea procedure

(Source – blogs.va.gov)

Veteran patient Ralph Kolesar was diagnosed with both obstructive and central sleep apnea in 2014. Since this diagnosis, he has been dependent upon his positive airway pressure (PAP) machine to help him breath better at night.

“Recently, my provider told me about a new procedure VA was doing and determined I would be a good candidate for it,” Kolesar said. “I think that I’m still adjusting to the device, but overall I am getting better quality sleep.”

Kolesar had a diaphragm stimulator implanted in September 2021 to help improve his quality of sleep. He has been following up with his providers to ensure that he is healing well and to adjust the amplitude of the device. Continue reading here…

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