ReviewNeurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics2012
New and unconventional treatments for obstructive sleep apnea.
Review in Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- Global research progress on obstructive sleep apnea in the field of radiological imaging: bibliometric and visualization analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Myofunctional Therapy to Treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Sleep · 2015Pooled it
- Effect of Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery on Obstructive Sleep Apnea in a Chinese Population with Obesity and T2DM.Obesity surgery · 2015Trial
- Conservative Treatment Using Chiropractic Care and Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Case Report.Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2023Article
- Non-surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2018Review
- Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery on Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome: Factors Associated with Postoperative Efficacy.Obesity surgery · 2016Article
- A review of EPAP nasal device therapy for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2015Review
- The treatment of sleep disorders.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2012Article
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Although continuous positive airway pressure, oral appliances and surgical modifications of the airway are considered as part of the routine management of patients with obstructive sleep apnea, many new and unconventional therapies exist. Many of the trials using these new alternatives have been limited by insufficient data, poor trial design, small sample size, unclear inclusion criteria, lack of randomization, and lack of blinding, and on occasion are biased by retrospective design. Bariatric surgery, positional therapy, auto-titrating positive airway pressure, serotonin agents, wake promoting agents, genioglossus stimulation surgery, supplemental oxygen, nasal dilators, nasal expiratory resistor devices and oropharyngeal exercises will be reviewed. As obstructive sleep apnea impacts the individual and society at large, further research is needed to explore new therapeutic treatment options for obstructive sleep apnea. Therapeutic trials for obstructive sleep apnea must be of rigorous design to prove clinical effectiveness while taking into account both patient satisfaction and cost effectiveness.
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