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Fat Tongues

Mindy D — Sat, 18 Jan 2020 18:50:11 GMT

I’m amazed everyday. A recent study found that fat tongues can lead to sleep apnea and reducing tongue size through weight loss can help with sleep apnea. https://www.healthline.com/health-news/why-tongue-fat-can-affect-sleep-apnea-risk

Re: Fat Tongues

SilleeMee — Sat, 18 Jan 2020 20:12:35 GMT

Fat tongues and breathing problems is not a new find.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4173913/ (Oct 2014)

Re: Fat Tongues

chrystaltree — Sat, 18 Jan 2020 20:31:33 GMT

There's nothing new about that and I don't think losing weight addresses the tongue situation. Some people, not just overweight people, have large or fatty tongues. It's called macroglossia and it can interfere with breathing at night. There is some type of tongue stabilization device that they prescribe and there's also Cpap. The sleep apnea that overweight people sometimes have is not related to the tongue, that is caused by the tissues in the throat being fatty and during sleep those fatty fissues block the airway.

Re: Fat Tongues

Carmie — Sat, 18 Jan 2020 21:49:40 GMT

How do you know if your tongue is fat?

it's not like people walk around with their tongues hanging out so you can compare.

Re: Fat Tongues

sidsmom — Sat, 18 Jan 2020 21:51:28 GMT

I read that thread title & laughed...I knew exactly what it was!

Yeah, my nutritional pages/forums are having a field day with this one.

Yes, the premise is correct...overweight people gain weight

everywhere on their body & that extra weight can cause

sleep apnea. Simple.

But...why isn't 'lose body weight' enough incentive to reduce

sleep apnea? Ridiculous the tongue even has to be in the mix.

Someone is throwing this out there for monetary gain.

Guaranteed.

Tongue lipo or 'tongue slimming' maybe?

Re: Fat Tongues

Annabellethecat66 — Sat, 18 Jan 2020 21:54:25 GMT

It all makes sense. My daughter has a geographic tongue.

Re: Fat Tongues

Still Raining — Sun, 19 Jan 2020 15:39:29 GMT

I can top this, I have enlarged lymph nodes with big fatty layer.

Told DD, geez not enough to have more cancer, now they are criticizing my nodes 😂. Hope they don't check the tongue.

Re: Fat Tongues

Snowpuppy — Sun, 19 Jan 2020 18:04:19 GMT

Does this mean my tongue needs to diet or just get a better workout? 😜

Re: Fat Tongues

Mindy D — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 00:17:59 GMT

@Snowpuppy wrote:
Does this mean my tongue needs to diet or just get a better workout? 😜

@Snowpuppy, I think you are probably kidding, but the study did find that weight loss resulted in reduced tongue volume.