Revaluing the role of the tongue in obstructive sleep apnea.

What it found

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The trial behind it

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Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

1. Different barbed pharyngoplasty techniques for retropalatal collapse in obstructive sleep apnea patients: a systematic review.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2020
   Pooled it
2. Rating Scales for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: The Importance of a Comprehensive Assessment.Cureus · 2026
   Review
3. The role of positional changes in optimizing OSA treatment: evidence from DISE.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 · 2025
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4. Giant Submucosal Fibromatosis of the Base of Tongue Presenting as Paediatric Obstuctive Sleep Apnoea: A Rare Case Report.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2024
   Article
5. International Consensus Statement on Obstructive Sleep Apnea.International forum of allergy & rhinology · 2023
   Review
6. Moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is associated with altered tongue motion during wakefulness.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 · 2023
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Corrections and comments

• Comment on
  State-dependent changes in the upper airway assessed by multidetector CT in healthy individuals and during obstructive events in patients with sleep apnea.2019

Authors and funding

1 author.

Funding

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Abstract

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