Myofunctional therapy improves adherence to continuous positive airway pressure treatment.

Giovana Lúcia Azevedo DiafériaRogerio Santos-SilvaEveli TruksinasFernanda L M HaddadRenata SantosSilvana BommaritoLuiz C GregórioSergio TufikLia Bittencourt

Published in: Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung (2016)

Our results suggest that in patients with OSAS, myofunctional therapy may be considered as an adjuvant treatment and an intervention strategy to support adherence to CPAP.

Keyphrases

positive airway pressure
obstructive sleep apnea
sleep apnea
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