Lars M Berg, Torun K S Ankjell, Yi-Qian Sun, Tordis A Trovik, Anders Sjögren, Oddveig G Rikardsen, Ketil Moen, Sølve Hellem, Vegard Bugten
Nonsevere obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is most often treated with a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device or a mandibular advancement splint (MAS). However, patient compliance with these treatments is difficult to predict. Improvement in apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) is also somewhat unpredictable in MAS treatment. In this study, we investigated the association between Friedman tongue position score (Friedman score) and both treatment compliance and AHI improvement in patients with nonsevere OSA receiving CPAP or MAS treatment...
2020: International Journal of Otolaryngology