That’s why Jürgen Hingsen has a remote control as a luxury item

Curious luxury item: Jürgen Hingsen takes the remote control with him to the jungle camp

This starts on Friday (January 24, 2025). Jungle camp 2025. As in previous years, the candidates are allowed two each Luxury items take with you into the Australian jungle. You can read about what the individual participants decided on here: “Jungle Camp 2025: The stars are taking these luxury items with them”.

This year, former professional athlete Jürgen Hingsen is taking what at first glance seems to be the strangest luxury item. In addition to a sleeping pillow, the 66-year-old also has a remote control in his luggage. What might probably elicit a reflexive smile from many people has a serious background.

Hingsen wears a special tongue pacemaker to prevent breathing pauses during sleep

So had Hingsen with for years obstructive sleep apnea had to fight. “It made snoring a problem, but mostly I had it up to 40 pauses in breathing per hour – sometimes up to a minute,” said the 66-year-old in an interview with the “Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (WAZ)” ahead of “I’m a Star – Get Me Out of Here!”. In order to combat the dangerous pauses in breathing, Hingsen has developed a special one Tongue pacemaker have it inserted.

Hingsen needs a remote control before falling asleep

“I have decided to do so Implant above the pectoral muscle have it inserted. “The lingual nerve is activated with an impulse and the tongue no longer slips into the throat,” the 66-year-old explained to WAZ. He now needs a remote control for the device to fall asleep.

Why he one Remote control with you in the jungle camp and how exactly the whole thing works Jürgen Hingsen explain to his fellow contestants in the show.

Sources used:
– Report from the Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
– own reports