Tongue-muscle Training by Intraoral Electrical Neurostimulation in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Randerath, Winfried; Galetke, Wolfgang; Domanski, U; Weitkunat, Rolf; Rühle, Karl-Heinz

doi:10.1093/sleep/27.2.254

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Tongue-muscle Training by Intraoral Electrical Neurostimulation in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Published in SLEEP • Mar 1, 2004

Authors:

Winfried Randerath

Wolfgang Galetke

U Domanski

Abstract

STUDY OBJECTIVES: To investigate the efficacy of tongue-muscle training by electrical neurostimulation of the upper-airway muscles as an alternative therapy option for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. DESIGN: A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study. SETTING: Department of pneumology an...

Subject

Medicine

Polysomnography

Obstructive sleep apnea

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