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  2. What is Sleep Apnea? Symptoms & Treatment Options - AOL

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    Tongue-retaining devices. These devices hold your tongue in place, preventing it from falling back and blocking your airway. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) devices. These devices use ...

  3. Sleep surgery - Wikipedia

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    Tongue retaining devices are devices that can be placed in a manner such that the tongue is kept in a forward position. These devices have been used for snoring and obstructive sleep apnea. [17] Tongue Retaining Device. Tongue retaining devices hold the tongue in place by either suction, a fixed bar, or a custom dental impression.

  4. Do anti-snoring devices actually work? - AOL

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    Tongue retaining devices (TRDs) gently pull the tongue forward and prevent it from falling into the back of the mouth while you’re sleeping. You insert your tongue into the device and it holds ...

  5. Oropharyngeal airway - Wikipedia

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    An oropharyngeal airway (also known as an oral airway, OPA or Guedel pattern airway) is a medical device called an airway adjunct used in airway management to maintain or open a patient's airway. It does this by preventing the tongue from covering the epiglottis, which could prevent the person from breathing. When a person becomes unconscious ...

  6. Hyoid suspension - Wikipedia

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    Hyoid suspension, also known as hyoid myotomy and suspension or hyoid advancement, is a surgical procedure or sleep surgery in which the hyoid bone and its muscle attachments to the tongue and airway are pulled forward with the aim of increasing airway size and improving airway stability in the retrolingual and hypopharyngeal airway (airway behind and below the base of tongue).

  7. Somnology - Wikipedia

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    The first actigraphy device was made in 1978 by Krupke, and continuous positive airway pressure therapy and uvulopalatopharyngoplasty were created in 1981. The Examination Committee of the Association of Sleep Disorders Centers, which is now the American Academy of Sleep Medicine , was established in 1978 and administered the sleep ...

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    If you’re a side-sleeper or if you have trouble sleeping on your back, adding a pillow between your legs and keeping your back straight can still help reduce shortness of breath from chest ...

  9. What Is Sleep Apnea? Your Complete Guide - AOL

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    Tongue-retaining devices. These devices hold your tongue in place, preventing it from falling back and blocking your airway. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) devices.

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