Table 1.
Representative MT regimen prescribed to patients with mild-moderate OSA.
| Category | Exercise name | # seconds | # repititions | # sessions/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue | 1 | Tongue Press | 5 | 5x | 2 |
| 2 | Stick Your Tongue Out | 5 | 5x | 2 | |
| 3 | Stick Your Tongue Out and Down | 5 | 5x | 2 | |
| 4 | Stick Your Tongue Out and Up | 5 | 5x | 2 | |
| Soft palate | 1 | Blowing with Resistance with Balloon | 5 | 10x | 2 |
| 2 | Say “Ahhh” | 10 | 10x | 2 | |
| Throat and neck | 1 | Ceiling Swallow | 5 | 10x | 2 |
| 2 | Going Up | 10 | 10x | 2 | |
| Jaw and lips | 1 | Lip Workout | 10 | 10x | 2 |
| 2 | Jaw Resist | 10 | 10x | 2 | |
| 3 | Chewing |
The regimen advances and is modified over a 6-week period. Adapted from Guimaraes et al. (37). This is solely meant for illustrative purposes, and the ideal MT training regimen is unclear.