Tongue Fat in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (IMAGE)

American Academy of Sleep Medicine

Tongue Fat in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

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The apneic tongue is much larger and there is increased tongue fat deposition throughout the apneic tongue.

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