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Effects of Oropharyngeal Exercises on Patients with Moderate Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Guimaraes, Katia C ; Drager, Luciano F ; Genta, Pedro R ; Marcondes, Bianca F ; Lorenzi-Filho, Geraldo

American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 2009-05, Vol.179 (10), p.962-966 [Periódico revisado por pares]

New York, NY: Am Thoracic Soc

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    Effects of Oropharyngeal Exercises on Patients with Moderate Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
  • Autor: Guimaraes, Katia C ; Drager, Luciano F ; Genta, Pedro R ; Marcondes, Bianca F ; Lorenzi-Filho, Geraldo
  • Assuntos: Aged ; Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy ; Biological and medical sciences ; Body Mass Index ; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma ; Exercise Therapy - methods ; Female ; Humans ; Intensive care medicine ; Male ; Medical sciences ; Middle Aged ; Myofunctional Therapy - methods ; Pneumology ; Polysomnography - methods ; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - physiopathology ; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - therapy ; Snoring - etiology ; Treatment Outcome
  • É parte de: American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 2009-05, Vol.179 (10), p.962-966
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  • Descrição: Upper airway muscle function plays a major role in maintenance of the upper airway patency and contributes to the genesis of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Preliminary results suggested that oropharyngeal exercises derived from speech therapy may be an effective treatment option for patients with moderate OSAS. To determine the impact of oropharyngeal exercises in patients with moderate OSAS. Thirty-one patients with moderate OSAS were randomized to 3 months of daily ( approximately 30 min) sham therapy (n = 15, control) or a set of oropharyngeal exercises (n = 16), consisting of exercises involving the tongue, soft palate, and lateral pharyngeal wall. Anthropometric measurements, snoring frequency (range 0-4), intensity (1-3), Epworth daytime sleepiness (0-24) and Pittsburgh sleep quality (0-21) questionnaires, and full polysomnography were performed at baseline and at study conclusion. Body mass index and abdominal circumference of the entire group were 30.3 +/- 3.4 kg/m(2) and 101.4 +/- 9.0 cm, respectively, and did not change significantly over the study period. No significant change occurred in the control group in all variables. In contrast, patients randomized to oropharyngeal exercises had a significant decrease (P < 0.05) in neck circumference (39.6 +/- 3.6 vs. 38.5 +/- 4.0 cm), snoring frequency (4 [4-4] vs. 3 [1.5-3.5]), snoring intensity (3 [3-4] vs. 1 [1-2]), daytime sleepiness (14 +/- 5 vs. 8 +/- 6), sleep quality score (10.2 +/- 3.7 vs. 6.9 +/- 2.5), and OSAS severity (apnea-hypopnea index, 22.4 +/- 4.8 vs. 13.7 +/- 8.5 events/h). Changes in neck circumference correlated inversely with changes in apnea-hypopnea index (r = 0.59; P < 0.001). Oropharyngeal exercises significantly reduce OSAS severity and symptoms and represent a promising treatment for moderate OSAS. Clinical trial registered with www.clinicaltrials.gov (NCT 00660777).
  • Editor: New York, NY: Am Thoracic Soc
  • Idioma: Inglês
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