Sentences with phrase «upper airway muscles»
This relaxation of the upper airway muscles during sleep may decrease the size of the airway space and cause airflow limitation and turbulence.
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One of those is poor regulation of the upper airway muscles by the brain, said co-lead author Dr. Phyllis Zee.
«The drug targets the brain and nerves that regulate the upper airway muscles.
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Sleep studies of patients with obstructive sleep apnea often show an increase in breathing muscle activity when muscles try to open an obstructed upper airway.
Some patients with obstructive sleep apnea have a small upper airway that can be modified by increasing the activity of some muscles in the mouth and the tongue.