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Oropharyngeal and tongue exercises (myofunctional therapy) for snoring: a systematic review and meta-analysis
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Camacho, Macario Guilleminault, Christian Wei, Justin M. Song, Sungjin A. Noller, Michael W. Reckley, Lauren K. Fernandez-Salvador, Camilo Zaghi, Soroush |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Abstract | PurposeOropharyngeal and tongue exercises (myofunctional therapy) have been shown to improve obstructive sleep apnea. However, to our knowledge, a systematic review has not been performed for snoring. The study objective is to perform a systematic review, with a meta-analysis, dedicated to snoring outcomes after myofunctional therapy.MethodsPubMed/MEDLINE and three other databases were searched through November 25, 2017. Two authors independently searched the literature. Eligibility (1) patients: children or adults with snoring, (2) intervention: oropharyngeal and/or tongue exercises, (3) comparison: pre and post-treatment data for snoring, (4) outcomes: snoring frequency and snoring intensity, (5) study design: publications of all study designs.ResultsA total of 483 articles were screened, 56 were downloaded in their full text form, and nine studies reported outcomes related to snoring. There were a total of 211 patients (all adults) in these studies. The snoring intensity was reduced by 51% in 80 patients from pre-therapy to post-therapy visual analog scale values of 8.2 ± 2.1 (95% CI 7.7, 8.7) to 4.0 ± 3.7 (95% CI 3.2, 4.8). Berlin questionnaire snoring intensity reduced by 36% in 34 patients from 2.5 ± 1.0 (95% CI 2.2, 2.8) to 1.6 ± 0.8 (95% CI 1.3, 1.9). Finally, time spent snoring during sleep was reduced by 31% in 60 patients from 26.3 ± 18.7% (95% CI 21.6, 31.0) to 18.1 ± 20.5% (95% CI 12.9, 23.3) of total sleep time.ConclusionsThis systematic review demonstrated that myofunctional therapy has reduced snoring in adults based on both subjective questionnaires and objective sleep studies. |
| Starting Page | 849 |
| Ending Page | 855 |
| Page Count | 7 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1007/s00405-017-4848-5 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://aomtinfo.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Oropharyngeal-and-tonuge-exercises-myofunctional-therapy-and-snoring-Meta-Analysis-Camacho-2017-.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 29275425 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-017-4848-5 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 275 |
| Journal | European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
