| Title |
Oropharyngeal and tongue exercises (myofunctional therapy) for snoring: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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| Published in |
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, December 2017
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00405-017-4848-5 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Macario Camacho, Christian Guilleminault, Justin M. Wei, Sungjin A. Song, Michael W. Noller, Lauren K. Reckley, Camilo Fernandez-Salvador, Soroush Zaghi |
| Abstract |
Oropharyngeal 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. PubMed/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. A 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. This systematic review demonstrated that myofunctional therapy has reduced snoring in adults based on both subjective questionnaires and objective sleep studies. |
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| United States | 2 | 17% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 8% |
| Italy | 1 | 8% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 8% |
| Chile | 1 | 8% |
| Norway | 1 | 8% |
| Greece | 1 | 8% |
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| Researcher | 15 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 12 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 10 | 7% |
| Other | 33 | 22% |
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