Tongue muscle training is a treatment method for the therapy of sleep apnea.
Tongue muscle training
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The method aims at recruiting the suprahyoidal muscles. The strengthening of this muscle group is achieved through a four to eight-week training session during the day using electrical stimulation. The treatment can lead to a lasting improvement in night-time respiratory parameters, so that pressure ventilation can be dispensed with if necessary.
Prerequisites for successful training are generally the presence of a minor respiratory disorder, low oxygen desaturation and a limited high body mass index.