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    Interventional procedure overview of daytime intraoral neuromuscular electrical tongue stimulation using a removable device for obstructive sleep apnoea

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    Indications and current treatment

    Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a condition in which the upper airway narrows or closes during sleep when the throat muscles intermittently relax. This causes reduced breathing (hypopnoea) or breathing to temporarily stop (apnoea). OSA can lead to major neurocognitive and cardiovascular sequelae.

    Management of OSA includes lifestyle changes (such as weight loss), continuous positive airway pressure, oral devices (mandibular advancement devices), neuromuscular electrical stimulation and upper airway surgery.