--- title: New Drug Hopes To Treat Sleep Apnea Without Masks description: Sleep apnea causes repeated breathing cessation during sleep due to throat muscle relaxation. Traditional CPAP machines are effective but have poor patient... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/new-drug-hopes-to-treat-sleep-apnea-without-masks-oezxqdize twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: New Drug Hopes To Treat Sleep Apnea Without Masks | daily.dev og:description: Sleep apnea causes repeated breathing cessation during sleep due to throat muscle relaxation. Traditional CPAP machines are effective but have poor patient... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/new-drug-hopes-to-treat-sleep-apnea-without-masks-oezxqdize og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/oezXqDize.png og:image:alt: New Drug Hopes To Treat Sleep Apnea Without Masks og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # New Drug Hopes To Treat Sleep Apnea Without Masks **[Hackaday](https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Sleep apnea causes repeated breathing cessation during sleep due to throat muscle relaxation. Traditional CPAP machines are effective but have poor patient compliance, with up to 50% abandoning treatment within a year. A new drug combination called AD109 targets the neuromuscular causes directly using aroxybutynin and atomoxetine to maintain upper airway muscle tone. Phase 2 trials showed a 45% reduction in breathing disruptions, though side effects include dry mouth, urinary hesitancy, and insomnia. Phase 3 trials are ongoing to test efficacy across severity levels before potential commercialization. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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