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New York - I could not sleep that does not mean much thought especially insomnia. Sometimes the cause is something that has innate, ie the size of the tongue.
Recent research from the University of Buffalo, New York reveals, tongue and tonsils are large could result in the risk of obstructive sleep apnea is characterized by habitual snoring because of respiratory disorders that occur during sleep.
Fortunately, the same study also said that the dentist could be the first to be able to ensure this. Because if someone has tonsil and tongue curvature greater than generally it will be found the former pile
with teeth along the tongue which indicates that the tongue is too big for the horse's mouth.
"Dentists are in a unique position because they could not diagnose sleep apneanya but can make sure their symptoms on the tongue with ease," said researcher Thikriat Al-Jewair as quoted by the Mirror,
Only then, said Al-Jewair, the dentist may refer the patient to a specialist sleep so sleep apneanya can be resolved.
Al-Jewair who is also a researcher orthodontic already experimenting with the observed 200 patients. Each patient is not only seen the size of the tongue, tonsils, and uvulanya (tissue at the back of the throat). They also observed weight, neck circumference, and blood pressure.
As a result, 23 percent of participants are at risk of sleep apnea because of the size of the tongue. Surprisingly, 80 percent of whom were male.
Many experts agree sleep apnea is more common in men, especially those who smoke or are overweight. No wonder that men more often than women snore while sleeping.
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