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Oral pressure therapy is a treatment for obstructive sleep apnea that uses negative pressure in the mouth to shift the soft palate and tongue forward. The negative pressure is created by a bedside console connected by a small tube to a mouthpiece worn inside the mouth during sleep, and the device is successful in between a quarter and a third of the people who use it.

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Source Oral pressure therapy (Wikipedia)
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Oral pressure therapy (OPT) is a treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) that uses negative pressure in the mouth to shift the soft palate and tongue forward.
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Oral pressure therapy (Wikipedia)
  • Treats: Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Lead: treats Obstructive Sleep Apnea
    Oral pressure therapy (OPT) is a treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) that uses negative pressure in the mouth to shift the soft palate and tongue forward.
  • Treats: Sleep Apnea, Lead: treats Sleep Apnea
    Oral pressure therapy (OPT) is a treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) that uses negative pressure in the mouth to shift the soft palate and tongue forward.
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