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ArticleIndian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India2025

Effects of Orofacial Myofunctional Exercises on Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty Outcome: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Reza Erfanian, Forough Mahdavian, Mostafa Rahimi, Saeid Sohrabpour, Reyhaneh Heydari, Maedeh Salehi, Mahdieh Sajedifar, Hamed Abdollahi

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Article in Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. [Clinical effects of postoperative management based on health promotion strategy on weight control and symptom improvement in patients with OSAHS].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2026
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Reza ErfanianDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Amir Alam Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Forough MahdavianOtorhinolaryngology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mostafa RahimiDepartment of Physiotherapy, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Saeid SohrabpourDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Amir Alam Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Reyhaneh HeydariDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Maedeh SalehiOtorhinolaryngology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mahdieh SajedifarDepartment of Physiotherapy, Amir Alam Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Hamed AbdollahiDepartment of Anesthesiology, Amir Alam Hospital Complexes, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, PO Box: 14155-6446, Tehran, Iran.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a serious disorder that associated with repeated interruptions and resumptions of breathing during sleep, and is a major contributor to cardiovascular disease, hypertension and stroke in adult. One of the treatment methods for OSA is Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) which aimed to eliminate obstruction mainly at soft plate and oropharynx level to determine the effects of Orofacial Myofunctional Exercises (OME) on UPPP surgery. Forty patients who underwent UPPP were randomly allocated into two groups. The exercise group performed OME for 8 weeks. The control group performed no exercise. The apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), mean sleep saturation, time spent below 90% oxygen saturation (T90), lowest desaturation, Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), and the Stanford Subjective Snoring Scale (SSSS) were measured in each group at the trial entrance time and 8 weeks later. No significant measurements' change was observed in the control group. In the exercise group significant improvements in AHI (

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Apnea-hypopnea indexEpworth sleepiness scaleMyofunctional exercisesObstructive sleep apneaStanford subjective snoring scaleUvulopalatopharyngoplasty

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PMID40321394
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