Effectiveness of Oropharyngeal Exercise and Yoga Therapy on Snoring - A Randomized Controlled Trial

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Introduction and Aim: Snoring is noisy breathing during sleep. Hoarse (or) harsh sound from nose (or)
mouth that occurs when breathing is partially obstructed while sleeping. IT can causes that aren’t due to
underlying disease.Snoring is a common condition that can affect anyone it occurs more frequently in men and
people who are overweight. Snoring has tendency to worsen with age.The main aim of this study is to compare
the effectiveness of oropharyngeal exercise and yoga therapy on snoring.
Materials and Methods: Randomized control study in 30 subjects between age group of 36-55 years with
snoring has been recruited for the study. The study was done for 3 weeks and the subjects were divided
into GROUP A: (n = 15) Oropharyngeal exercise. GROUP B: (n = 15) Yoga therapy.The study type was
comparative pre and post-test type.Thornton snoring scale were the outcome measures.
Results: On comparing mean value of Group A and Group B on Thornton snoring scale, it shows significant
reduction (***p ≤ 0.001) in the post test value of Group B. Hence Group B gives more effective than Group
B Oropharyngeal exercise.
Conclusion: The study concluded the Yoga therapy exercise improves snoring.
Key Words: Oropharyngeal exercise, Yoga Exercise, Anti-snoring exercise.