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Benefit of adjunctive transoral neuromuscular electrical stimulation with positive airway pressure therapy: a case
Stephanie M Stahl1,2, Adam Lenet1,3, Ninotchka Liban Sigua1,3
1Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Occupational Medicine, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Abstract:
Combination positive airway pressure therapy and daytime transoral neuromuscular electrical stimulation in the treatment of sleep apnea has not been reported in the literature. We present a case of a patient with poorly controlled sleep apnea despite bilevel positive airway pressure. Adjunctive therapy with daytime neuromuscular electrical stimulation resulted in dramatic reduction of the apnea-hypopnea index with significant improvement in patient's symptoms.
Citation:
Stahl SM, Lenet A, Sigua NL. Benefit of adjunctive transoral neuromuscular electrical stimulation with positive airway pressure therapy: a case report. J Clin Sleep Med. 2023;19(11):1971-1974.
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