Am rev respir dis. J appl physiol 1985 2003 95. Free Infographic What Is Sleep Apnea Sleep Apnea What Causes The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of transcutaneous electrical stimulation of the pharyngeal dilator muscles in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea in the community compared to usual care and follow the patients for three months as well as to assess compliance of non invasive electrical stimulation of the upper airway dilator muscles in obstructive sleep apnoea patients over. Sleep apnea electrical stimulation . 2023 2029 crossref. Electrical stimulation treatment obstructive sleep apnea osa is an intermittent occlusion of the upper airways resulting in frequent arousals during sleep. This stimulation activates the muscles of the tongue increasing the tone and moving it forward away from the back of the airway. Electrical stimulation es of the upper airway uaw dilator muscles for patients with obstructive sleep apnoea osa has been used for several d...