Results: All selected studies demonstrated that it is possible to use ultrasonography as a method of evaluating the upper airway. Studies with gray-scale ultrasound concluded that the lateral ...

This study proposed a deep learning-based end-to-end method for speech reconstruction using ultrasound tongue images. Initially, ultrasound tongue images and speech data were collected simultaneously ...

Their airway becomes obstructed ... then placed the chip on a nerve that controls a muscle in her tongue. Consultant sleep surgeon Ryan Chin Taw Cheong said the chip sends "a mild electrical ...

Your tongue is a major component of your upper airway, and its size, structure, and function can be affected by — and contribute to — sleep apnea. Sleep apnea conditions cause pauses in your ...

When you wear it, it holds the jaw forward to keep your airway open. A tongue-retaining device can also be made to prevent the tongue from falling backward into the airway. This device consists of ...

This small device, placed under the chin, sends mild electrical pulses to tongue muscles to prevent airway obstruction during sleep. This approach offers hope for some eight million people in the UK.

It is the first centre in the UK to offer devices which stimulate the hypoglossal nerve, which controls the muscles in the tongue, and can be an alternative to continuous positive airway pressure ...

Their airway becomes obstructed, and their breathing repeatedly ... Surgeons made a small incision under Natalie's chin, then placed the chip on a nerve that controls a muscle in her tongue.

This whitepaper summarizes recent trials on the use of video laryngoscopy in patients with and without difficult ...