New device offers hope for people who suffer from sleep apnea

CALIFORNIA — Researchers are testing a new device that could cure sleep apnea.

A California doctor implanted a man who suffers from the condition with an experimental device.

It's designed to keep the airway open with a magnet.

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At night, the patient puts on a collar, containing a second magnet.

The attraction pulls the implanted magnet forward, pulling open his airway.

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