A significant body of evidence supports the role of breathing re-education in improving sleep-disordered breathing. A scientific peer reviewed article coauthored by Patrick McKeown and Ear, Nose and Throat Dr’s Carlos O Connor and Guillermo Plaza reviewed breathing re-education and obstructive sleep apnea. MyoTape was included as a support for persons with sleep disordered breathing who mouth breathe during sleep.
The basics of breathing re-education encompass:
- Using breath-hold time to measure chemosensitivity to carbon dioxide,
- Restoring full-time nasal breathing,
- Correcting the resting position of the tongue,
- Reducing the rate of respiration towards normal,
- Learning to properly engage the diaphragm, and
- Achieving normal minute ventilation.
Supported by 160 references, the article can be viewed here: 10.3390/jcm10030471
McKeown P, O’Connor-Reina C, Plaza G. Breathing Re-Education and Phenotypes of Sleep Apnea: A Review. J Clin Med. 2021 Jan 26;10(3):471. doi: 10.3390/jcm10030471. PMID: 33530621; PMCID: PMC7865730.
