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Paul Hardy with consultants Mr Sean Loughran (left) and Ms Sadie Khwaja (right) at Manchester Royal Infirmary\u2019s patient centre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A new method of helping people who suffer with sleep apnoea has been successfully performed at Manchester Royal Infirmary, with the potential to change lives.<\/p>\n

The Ear, Nose and Throat team at the hospital, which is run by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, are the first team outside of London to perform a procedure that inserts a special implant, known as hypoglossal nerve stimulators, into patients who are unable to sleep due to sleep apnoea.<\/p>\n

Sleep apnoea is when your breathing stops and starts while you sleep. The most common type is called obstructive sleep apnoea, the tongue or soft palate relax and narrow or block the airway \u2013 cutting off breathing.<\/p>\n

The revolutionary new implant is no larger than a thin matchbox and is inserted into the patient\u2019s chest. It then sends electrical pulses to the muscles blocking the airway as the patient sleeps, keeping it open and allowing breathing to regulate as normal.<\/p>\n

Paul Hardy, 53, was the first ever patient in the UK, outside of London, to have the new treatment. He was diagnosed with sleep apnoea in 2019, the condition was ruining his life and with no solution in sight, he was happy to take the risk and be the first person to have the procedure at Manchester Royal Infirmary:<\/p>\n

\u201cNot being able to sleep sounds quite simple and a common problem, but when I say I couldn\u2019t sleep, I mean I didn\u2019t have more than a couple of hours a night at best. On the nights where I did get one or two hours, I would wake up with a hangover feeling; headache, bloodshot eyes and I\u2019d be deaf in one ear. The lack of oxygen from sleep apnoea worsened my physical and mental health was really suffering.<\/p>\n

\u201cAround that time I\u2019d just started a new job, I\u2019d be struggling to stay functional and was worried what my new colleagues would think \u2013 the best I could do was get half an hour of sleep at lunch and then plough on. It was a similar story socially, if I\u2019d go to see friends it wasn\u2019t uncommon for me to involuntarily fall asleep because I was so tired all the time.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was also changing me as a person, I naturally became quite a grumpy person and it really affected my relationships with people. Before I was diagnosed with sleep apnoea and understood what was happening, I thought I was having a complete mental breakdown.\u201d<\/p>\n

The common treatment for sleep apnoea is a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine, a device the patient attaches to their face at night that helps keep them breathing. But many people find this uncomfortable and prohibitive to them falling asleep.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving a CPAP machine strapped to my face felt invasive and was actually adding to my sleep problems and giving me panic attacks, so I stopped using it.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s when the sleep team at Trafford Hospital told me about a new procedure for alternative treatment, I was desperate and would have tried anything. I was supposed to be on holiday in Spain, but I cancelled everything to make sure I could do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The revolutionary procedure sees the implant inserted in the chest of the patient, with electrodes running up the neck and to the back of the tongue. The device then sends a pulse to the tongue, preventing it from blocking the throat and maintaining a clear airway.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was anxious ahead of the operation as it\u2019s quite a thing to go through with some sensitive areas being opened up. I also had quite the audience as being the first to have it, my procedure had caused quite a stir in the medical profession and there were more than a few people in the room watching me go under the knife. I then had a month of waiting whilst my body healed before I could come back to Manchester Royal Infirmary to have it switched on.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe switching on was quite funny, there are nine levels to its power \u2013 when they put it on nine I thought my tongue was going to fire out my mouth. Since then, I\u2019ve worked up from one to nine slowly and my life is transformed. After four days I woke up having had seven hours sleep for the first time in at least six years.<\/p>\n

\u201cI couldn\u2019t believe it, emotionally it\u2019s a really hard thing to describe. I went to sleep and woke up feeling like a normal person. My energy is up, my mental health is improved, I\u2019m better at work and with my friends and my partner doesn\u2019t have to listen to me snore like a drain.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s also felt rewarding being the first to have the implant, as the Hospital has been putting me in touch with others about to go through the process so I can help support them with my experiences.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt used to be that I couldn\u2019t even walk to the train station without feeling exhausted, but now it\u2019s no problem and I can live my life like everyone else. There\u2019s still a way to go, but mentally I have seen a massive change – it\u2019s a relief to be normal again.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ms Sadie Khwaja, Ear Nose and Throat Consultant at Manchester Royal Infirmary, said of her team\u2019s work with Paul:<\/p>\n

\u201cOur team, along with colleagues at our Sleep Service at Trafford Hospital, are delighted to finally able to help patients like Paul who have previously had no solutions for their health problems.<\/p>\n

\u201cPaul has since become our patient advocate for the procedure as we continue to grow, playing a part in our achievement of becoming the UK lead for performing the procedure as a day case. We\u2019re now at a level where we can perform two cases on the same day and will hopefully continue to increase that number.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe next step for us is to collate and report back all the data on this success, which will hopefully result in it becoming a treatment permanently provided across the country by the NHS.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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