Richard Birk1, Boris A Stuck2, Joachim T Maurer3, Angela Schell3, C Emika Müller2, Benedikt Kramer3, Stephan Hoch2, J Ulrich Sommer4. 1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Marburg, Philipps Universität Marburg, Baldingerstraße, 35039, Marburg, Germany. richard.birk@staff.uni-marburg.de. 2. Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Marburg, Philipps Universität Marburg, Baldingerstraße, 35039, Marburg, Germany. 3. Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany. 4. Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep disorder with a prevalence of 9-38%. The underlying pathology in OSA is a collapse of the upper airway. Especially in more severely affected patients, this collapse is often located at the level of the tongue base. Therefore, various implantable systems (anchors and ligament techniques) were developed to prevent or overcome this collapse. These systems are exposed to various forces. Different models have been developed to measure these forces and data comparing forces in healthy individuals with OSA patients are rare. PURPOSE: Purpose of the study was to evaluate possible differences in tongue forces between healthy individuals and patients with OSA. METHOD: To evaluate maximum isometric tongue forces, we conducted a matched pair design study including 20 healthy individuals and 20 patients suffering from OSA. Maximum isometric tongue forces were measured in an anterior/posterior direction with the help of self-designed new device that clamps the tongue. RESULTS: We could show that the maximum isometric force does not differ significantly in healthy individuals (10.7 ± 5.2N) from patients with OSA (14.4 ± 6.3N). CONCLUSION: Currently there are no indications that maximum isometric tongue force does differ in healthy individuals and patients with OSA. Higher, as well as lower, tongue forces in patients with OSA seem not to differ from healthy subjects and therefore may not be needed to consider, in the development of tongue management devices, for OSA patients.
BACKGROUND:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep disorder with a prevalence of 9-38%. The underlying pathology in OSA is a collapse of the upper airway. Especially in more severely affected patients, this collapse is often located at the level of the tongue base. Therefore, various implantable systems (anchors and ligament techniques) were developed to prevent or overcome this collapse. These systems are exposed to various forces. Different models have been developed to measure these forces and data comparing forces in healthy individuals with OSA patients are rare. PURPOSE: Purpose of the study was to evaluate possible differences in tongue forces between healthy individuals and patients with OSA. METHOD: To evaluate maximum isometric tongue forces, we conducted a matched pair design study including 20 healthy individuals and 20 patients suffering from OSA. Maximum isometric tongue forces were measured in an anterior/posterior direction with the help of self-designed new device that clamps the tongue. RESULTS: We could show that the maximum isometric force does not differ significantly in healthy individuals (10.7 ± 5.2N) from patients with OSA (14.4 ± 6.3N). CONCLUSION: Currently there are no indications that maximum isometric tongue force does differ in healthy individuals and patients with OSA. Higher, as well as lower, tongue forces in patients with OSA seem not to differ from healthy subjects and therefore may not be needed to consider, in the development of tongue management devices, for OSA patients.
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