Effects of Oropharyngeal Exercises on Snoring: A Randomized Trial.

@article{Ieto2015EffectsOO,
  title={Effects of Oropharyngeal Exercises on Snoring: A Randomized Trial.},
  author={Vanessa Ieto and Fabiane Kayamori and Mar{\'i}a Isabel Montes and Raquel Pastrello Hirata and Marcelo Gervilla Gregorio and Adriano Mesquita Alencar and Luciano Ferreira Drager and Pedro Rodrigues Genta and Geraldo Lorenzi-Filho},
  journal={Chest},
  year={2015},
  volume={148 3},
  pages={
          683-691
        }
}
BACKGROUND Snoring is extremely common in the general population and may indicate OSA. However, snoring is not objectively measured during polysomnography, and no standard treatment is available for primary snoring or when snoring is associated with mild forms of OSA. This study determined the effects of oropharyngeal exercises on snoring in minimally symptomatic patients with a primary complaint of snoring and diagnosis of primary snoring or mild to moderate OSA. METHODS Patients were… 
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