| Literature DB >> 29410742 |
Hiroshi Suzuki1, Mayuko Yoshimiura1, Yoshihiro Iwata1, Sumito Oguchi2, Misao Kawara1, Chin-Moi Chow3.
Abstract
The present study assessed the potential of lip muscle training for improving sleep. A patient with heavy snoring, daytime sleepiness and dry mouth underwent lip muscle training. Lip closure force LCFmax increased by 67.3% and LCFmin by 152% post-training. AHI decreased from 12.2 to 3.9 events/h by reducing hypopneic episodes. TST, sleep stage N3 and REM sleep increased, and WASO, sleep stage N1, and AI decreased. The patient switched from mouth to nose breathing during sleep and stopped snoring. Improved LCF, by moving the tongue into the anterior-superior oral cavity, may increase upper airway space and reduce the hypopnea index.Entities:
Keywords: Apnea; Mouth; Myofunctional Therapy; Polysomnography
Year: 2017 PMID: 29410742 PMCID: PMC5699856 DOI: 10.5935/1984-0063.20170022
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Sleep Sci ISSN: 1984-0063