1. New Studies in OMT
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4. In this study, Disordered Breathing and Sleep Disorders Were Associated to Premature Death

5. This baby cannot breathe: Fragmented sleep

8. The Link Between OSA, Mouth Breathing, and Cancer
Oncoimmunology Mar 27;3:e eCollection 2014.
Sleep apnea awakens cancer: A unifying immunological hypothesis.
Gozal D1, Almendros I1, Hakim F1.
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Abstract
The presence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients with cancer appears to be accompanied by poorer outcomes. However, the mechanisms underlying such association are unknown. We hypothesize that the constitutive characteristics of OSA, namely, intermittent hypoxia and sleep fragmentation, promote changes in the tumor microenvironment that ultimately lead to a disadvantageous immunosurveillance, thereby accelerating tumor proliferation and enhancing its invasiveness.

9. Intermittent Hypoxia (IH) causes cell changes (Gozal,D.)

10. IH leads to cell changes (Gozal, D.)
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14. Dr. Karen Bonuck
Risk of Problems Later in Childhood Can Double with Snoring and Apnea
March 5, 2012 — (BRONX, NY) — A study of more than 11,000 children followed for over six years has found that young children with sleep-disordered breathing are prone to developing behavioral difficulties such as hyperactivity and aggressiveness, as well as emotional symptoms and difficulty with peer relationships, according to researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. Their study, the largest and most comprehensive of its kind, published online today in the journal Pediatrics

16. Difference in Airway Volume of Mouth Breathing Versus Nose Breathing

23. Snoring Improved with OMT
Chest May 7. doi: /chest [Epub ahead of print]
Effects of oropharyngeal exercises on snoring: a randomized trial.
Ieto V, Kayamori F, Montes MI, Hirata RP, Gregório MG, Alencar AM, Drager LF, Genta PR, Lorenzi-Filho G.
CONCLUSIONS:
Oropharyngeal exercises are effective in reducing objectively measured snoring and are a possible treatment for a large population suffering from snoring.
Clinical trial registered with (NCT ).

26. Study showed the muscle improvement with myofunctional therapy post op

27. Posture and Tongue-Tie (Olivi, C., et al, 2012)

30. Contraction of the Orbicularis Muscle with OMT (S.,Saccomanno,2012)