SMARTPHONE APPLICATION HOME-BASED EXERCISES IN OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA IN JEDDAH

CPAP device

CPAP device

"1. Retropalatal level: Phase I: • Open your mouth • Pronounce A for 5 seconds • Stop. Close your mouth. Procedure: 2 sets of 10 repetitions.~2. Retroglossal level: Phase I: • Push the tongue against the front of the palate • Move it back to perform a click sound, Phase II: • Move the tongue from right to left and from up to down The sequence of movement directions can be randomized to increase the challenge for repetitions., Phase III: • In this exercise, the tongue of the patient will scroll • Circle with the tongue on the inside of the lips • Draw 10 circles per set.~ Phase IV: • pressing the back of the tongue firmly on the oral cavity's floor for 8 seconds. Phase V: • Step 1, bite the tongue depressor. • Step 2, push the tongue against the tongue depressor and hold for 8 seconds. Procedure: 2 sets of 10 repetitions.~3. Deglutition level: Phase I: • Gently hold the tongue between the front teeth • Maintain this position Then, close your mouth and swallow. Phase II: • This vers"