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Sleep obstructive apnea-hypoapnea syndrome and the phonoaudiological focus: literature review

BACKGROUND: Sleep Obstructive Apnea-hypoapnea Syndromeis is considered a breath sleeping disorder that affects people in general, with its night and day symptoms which causes a great impact on life quality of the syndrome carrier. The concern on such pathology increased at the end of the 70's and nowadays spech therapy is seen as one of the possible treatments for SOAHS. PURPOSE: to analyze the main causes of sleep obstructive apnea-hypoapnea and to correlate them with the phonoaudiological work, since that this acts on the phonoarticulate organs, mainly rehabilitating the soft parts of the oropharynx musculature. CONCLUSION: the most recurrent causes related to sleep obstructive apnea-hypoapnea syndrome are: tonicity reduction of genioglossus muscle, too long soft palate and uvula, obesity, retruded, drug addiction and major prevalence in male sex are the most frequent causes related to Sleep Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypoapnea. The phonoaudiological treatment given to the patients, no matter what is the level of their problem, makes them feel better since that the focus is tonicity adequacy and orofacial musculature mobility.

Sleep Apnea Syndromes; Snoring; Speech Therapy


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