New Treatment for Sleep Apnea
2:46
Grades: 9 - 12
Video Description: New January 2023! Dr. David Chang, ENT surgeon, explains the process of a new treatment, named Inspire, for Obstructive Sleep Apnea, which affects up to 30 million Americans.
Type of Video: Segment*
Unique Video ID: Health-32**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Prior to viewing the video, check for student understanding about sleep apnea. Have they heard the term before? Do they know what it means? Do they know why it happens? Then view the video and check for student understanding regarding these same questions.
- Have students view the video as a patient. After seeing the video, what questions about the device and the surgery would they have for the doctor? Have them compare this sleep apnea treatment to others available. Which would they prefer? Why? How would these potential decisions as a patient influence how they might interact with a patient if they were the doctor?
*Segment videos are short excerpts edited from interviews or interactive programs that offer flexible and differentiated ways to use the rich content included in the full-length conversation.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
