Breathing Re-Education and Phenotypes of Sleep Apnea: A Review
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Buteyko Clinic International, Loughwell, Moycullen, Co., H91 H4C1 Galway, Ireland
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Otorhinolaryngology Department, Hospital Quironsalud Marbella, 29603 Marbella, Spain
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Otorhinolaryngology Department, Hospital Quironsalud Campo de Gibraltar, 11379 Palmones, Spain
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Otorhinolaryngology Department, Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28042 Madrid, Spain
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Otorhinolaryngology Department, Hospital Sanitas la Zarzuela, 28023 Madrid, Spain
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J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10(3), 471; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10030471
Received: 28 November 2020
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Revised: 18 January 2021
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Accepted: 20 January 2021
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Published: 26 January 2021
(This article belongs to the Section Otolaryngology)
Four phenotypes of obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) have been identified. Only one of these is anatomical. As such, anatomically based treatments for OSAHS may not fully resolve the condition. Equally, compliance and uptake of gold-standard treatments is inadequate. This has led to interest in novel therapies that provide the basis for personalized treatment protocols. This review examines each of the four phenotypes of OSAHS and explores how these could be targeted using breathing re-education from three dimensions of functional breathing: biochemical, biomechanical and resonant frequency. Breathing re-education and myofunctional therapy may be helpful for patients across all four phenotypes of OSAHS. More research is urgently needed to investigate the therapeutic benefits of restoring nasal breathing and functional breathing patterns across all three dimensions in order to provide a treatment approach that is tailored to the individual patient.
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Keywords:
obstructive sleep apnea; breathing re-education; dysfunctional breathing; myofunctional therapy; phenotypes
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McKeown P, O’Connor-Reina C, Plaza G. Breathing Re-Education and Phenotypes of Sleep Apnea: A Review. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2021; 10(3):471. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10030471
Chicago/Turabian StyleMcKeown, Patrick, Carlos O’Connor-Reina, and Guillermo Plaza. 2021. "Breathing Re-Education and Phenotypes of Sleep Apnea: A Review" Journal of Clinical Medicine 10, no. 3: 471. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10030471
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