The Impact of Mouth-Taping in Mouth-Breathers with Mild Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Preliminary Study.

Yi-Chieh LeeChun-Ting LuWen-Nuan ChengHsueh-Yu Li

Published in: Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)

Mouth-taping during sleep improved snoring and the severity of sleep apnea in mouth-breathers with mild OSA, with AHI and SI being reduced by about half. The higher the level of baseline AHI and SI, the greater the improvement was shown after mouth-taping. Mouth-taping could be an alternative treatment in patients with mild OSA before turning to CPAP therapy or surgical intervention.

Keyphrases

obstructive sleep apnea
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positive airway pressure
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