Experiment shows that fatty tongue loss enhances sleep apnoea
A research study showed that tongue fat maybe one of the main reasons for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA).
A sleep specialist said, the question then was if you reduce the fat in your tongue, does that improve your sleep apnoea? And the answer from our paper is yes, he said.
Obesity poses a risk for the onset of this medical condition that may lead to snoring and breathing difficulties for its patients during the night.
Researchers said that it was found that the study subjects who were obese and suffered from OSA had tongues with higher fat percentages as compared to obese people who didn't suffer from this condition.
A sleep specialist , not associated with the study said, that reducing excess fat in general, can reduce tongue size.
In this study, the researchers measured the effect of a 10% reduction in weight on the upper airways of 67 obese OSA patients. These tests were carried out using MRI scanning.
The scans showed that sleep apnoea scores improved by 31% as a result of tongue fat reduction.
The Dr. explained, in fact, the more tongue fat you lost, the more your apnoea improved.
OSA can have a wide range of damaging effects on its sufferers which include brain white matter damage, hypertension, increased chances of heart disease, diabetes, stroke and it may even contribute to depression.
A sleep specialist said, the question then was if you reduce the fat in your tongue, does that improve your sleep apnoea? And the answer from our paper is yes, he said.
Obesity poses a risk for the onset of this medical condition that may lead to snoring and breathing difficulties for its patients during the night.
Researchers said that it was found that the study subjects who were obese and suffered from OSA had tongues with higher fat percentages as compared to obese people who didn't suffer from this condition.
A sleep specialist , not associated with the study said, that reducing excess fat in general, can reduce tongue size.
In this study, the researchers measured the effect of a 10% reduction in weight on the upper airways of 67 obese OSA patients. These tests were carried out using MRI scanning.
The scans showed that sleep apnoea scores improved by 31% as a result of tongue fat reduction.
The Dr. explained, in fact, the more tongue fat you lost, the more your apnoea improved.
OSA can have a wide range of damaging effects on its sufferers which include brain white matter damage, hypertension, increased chances of heart disease, diabetes, stroke and it may even contribute to depression.