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© ApniCure, Inc. With the mouthpiece in place, gentle oral vacuum creates a pressure gradient intended to move the soft palate against the tongue to relieve airway obstruction during sleep.
Notes: The apposition of the soft palate against the tongue isolates the oral cavity from the airway. The patient breathes through the nose.
