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Lip muscle training improves obstructive sleep apnea and objective sleep: a case report

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...

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Autores principales: Suzuki, Hiroshi, Yoshimiura, Mayuko, Iwata, Yoshihiro, Oguchi, Sumito, Kawara, Misao, Chow, Chin-Moi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Brazilian Association of Sleep and Latin American Federation of Sleep 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5699856/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29410742
http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/1984-0063.20170022