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ArticleEuropean 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 Surgery2021

Maximum isometric tongue force in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea.

Richard Birk, Boris A Stuck, Joachim T Maurer, Angela Schell, C Emika Müller, Benedikt Kramer, Stephan Hoch, J Ulrich Sommer

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Article in 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, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Assessment and rehabilitation of tongue motor skills with myofunctional therapy in obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2024
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  3. Dynamic Navigation in Dental Implantology.Discoveries (Craiova, Romania)
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Richard BirkDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Marburg, Philipps Universität Marburg, Baldingerstraße, 35039, Marburg, Germany. richard.birk@staff.uni-marburg.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4810-280X
Boris A StuckDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Marburg, Philipps Universität Marburg, Baldingerstraße, 35039, Marburg, Germany.
Joachim T MaurerDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany.
Angela SchellDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany.
C Emika MüllerDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Marburg, Philipps Universität Marburg, Baldingerstraße, 35039, Marburg, Germany.
Benedikt KramerDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany.
Stephan HochDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Marburg, Philipps Universität Marburg, Baldingerstraße, 35039, Marburg, Germany.
J Ulrich SommerDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany.
Philipps University of Marburg · DEHeidelberg University · DEUniversity of Wuppertal · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundObstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep disorder with a prevalence of 9-38%. The underlying pathology in OSA is a collapse of the upper airway. Especially in more severely affected patients, this collapse is often located at the level of the tongue base. Therefore, various implantable systems (anchors and ligament techniques) were developed to prevent or overcome this collapse. These systems are exposed to various forces. Different models have been developed to measure these forces and data comparing forces in healthy individuals with OSA patients are rare. PURPOSE: Purpose of the study was to evaluate possible differences in tongue forces between healthy individuals and patients with OSA.

methodTo evaluate maximum isometric tongue forces, we conducted a matched pair design study including 20 healthy individuals and 20 patients suffering from OSA. Maximum isometric tongue forces were measured in an anterior/posterior direction with the help of self-designed new device that clamps the tongue.

resultsWe could show that the maximum isometric force does not differ significantly in healthy individuals (10.7 ± 5.2N) from patients with OSA (14.4 ± 6.3N).

conclusionCurrently there are no indications that maximum isometric tongue force does differ in healthy individuals and patients with OSA. Higher, as well as lower, tongue forces in patients with OSA seem not to differ from healthy subjects and therefore may not be needed to consider, in the development of tongue management devices, for OSA patients.

Indexed as

Sleep Apnea, ObstructiveHealthy VolunteersHumansTongueAdvancementForceOSARetentionStabilizationStrengthSuspensionTongue

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PMID33111155
PMCPMC7895774
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