Obstructive Sleep Apnoea

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Clinical Study

Tongue scalloping can be a useful clinical indicator of sleep disorders, including snoring history and obstructive sleep apnea.

2023 Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery The Association of Tongue Scalloping With Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Related Sleep Pathology
Weiss TM, Atanasov S, Calhoun KH

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Randomised Controlled Trial

Acupuncture therapy does not impact the severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea, blood pressure, or quality of life in hypertensive patients.

2019 Journal of Sleep Research Effects of acupuncture on obstructive sleep apnea severity, blood pressure control and quality of life in patients with hypertension: A randomized controlled trial
Silva MVFP, Lustosa TC, Arai VJ, Couto Patriota TLG, Lira MPF, Lins‐Filho OL, Chalegre ST, B.B.A.S. K, Secundo IV, Pedrosa RP

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A Clinical Study published in 2023 in the journal Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery found that Tongue scalloping can be a useful clinical indicator of sleep disorders, including snoring history and obstructive sleep apnea. In the study, sixty-one patients from an otolaryngology clinic were evaluated with historical and physical examinations for tongue scalloping, snoring, and other symptoms linked to sleep-disordered breathing and obstructive sleep apnea. The evaluation of tongue scalloping was graded on a scale from 0 to 3. Additionally, twenty-five patients underwent overnight polysomnography to definitively diagnose sleep pathology. In the discussions of results, it was found that 44% of patients displayed some degree of tongue scalloping, and this symptom was primarily found in males. Among patients diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea or having a snoring history, the presence of any tongue scalloping was detected. It also showed a positive correlation with increasing Mallampati and modified Mallampati airway classifications. Besides, the presence of tongue scalloping was indicative of abnormal sleep efficiency, increased apnea-hypopnea index, and nocturnal desaturation greater than 4% below the normal baseline, suggesting it could serve as a predictor of sleep pathology.

A Randomised Controlled Trial published in 2019 in the journal Journal of Sleep Research found that Acupuncture therapy does not impact the severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea, blood pressure, or quality of life in hypertensive patients. The study examined the effects of acupuncture on blood pressure and Obstructive Sleep Apnea severity in hypertensive patients. These patients, all suffering from mild to moderate Obstructive Sleep Apnea, were randomly divided into two groups, one of which received acupuncture treatment while the other received sham-acupuncture treatment, essentially a placebo. Each patient's condition was assessed before and after ten acupuncture sessions, relying on measures such as polysomnography, around-the-clock blood pressure monitoring, and a life quality survey. A total of 44 patients completed the study, the group covering both genders, with an average age of 57 years, and a diverse range of body mass indices and apnea-hypopnea indices. It's important to note that there were no distinguishable differences observed in the apnea-hypopnea index, daytime or nighttime blood pressure, or life quality between the group that received genuine acupuncture treatment and the group that received the placebo treatment.

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