Upper Airway Training for Treatment of Snoring

University of Minnesota (UMN)

Status

Completed

Conditions

Snoring

Treatments

Other: Control

Other: Smart phone game play

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT03264963

1606S88671

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this study is to reduce the incidence or intensity of snoring in a patient population of known simple snorers without sleep apnea using smartphone based application which allows participants to play voice controlled games using various articulations resulting in tongue base movements.

Enrollment

32 patients

Sex

All

Ages

20 to 65 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Fluent in English.
Age is between 20 and 65.
BMI less than 32
Less than 5% variance in weight since sleep study.
Snoring without health risk related to sleep apnea and not currently receiving treatment.
1. Mild OSA or negative HSAT or PSG within past year with AHI 0-14
2. Has refused oral appliances, CPAP, weight loss, surgery or positional therapy.
Owns an iPhone 4 or newer and is comfortable downloading and using apps.
Complaint of habitual snoring 3 or more nights per week
Rated by polysomnograph technologist as moderate or loud snoring.

Exclusion criteria

Non-fluent in English.
Persistent rhinitis diagnosis or nasal obstruction.
BMI > 32
Greater than 5% variance in weight since sleep study.
Diagnosis of moderate to severe sleep apnea or any other sleep disorder (insomnia, RLS)
Insufficient sleep, defined as getting fewer than 6 hours of sleep on an average night based on self report.
Spouse/partner is also a habitual snorer.
Lacking ability to consent for themselves.
Heavy drinker (self reported average more than 2 drinks per day).
Regular narcotics (greater than 3 times/week)
Epworth sleepiness scale score > 11 or one near miss accident in the past 6 months.
Medical conditions as follows: symptomatic cardiopulmonary disease, chronic renal insufficiency, poorly controlled mental illness.