ABSTRACT

In light of the limitations of the these studies, we began to investigate electrical stimulation of the tongue muscles with three primary objectives: first, to develop methods to selectively stimulate the genioglossus muscle in volunteers and OSA patients; second, to determine the effect of the selective stimulation of the genioglossus muscle on upper airway airflow dynamics during sleep in OSA patients; and third, to treat patients for OSA with an implantable electrical stimulation system.