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ArticleScientific reports2025

Impact of tongue fat volume on obstructive sleep apnea in non-obese patients.

Michael I Orestes, Kenneth R Feehs, Gregory S Hill, Robert Shih, Jacob F Collen, Emily A Montgomery, Katelyn M Waring, Nora L Watson, Richard W Thomas, Lilit Garibyan

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Michael I OrestesDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA. michael.orestes@usuhs.edu.
Kenneth R FeehsDepartment of Otolaryngology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA. Kenneth.feehs@gmail.com.
Gregory S HillDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Robert ShihDepartment of Radiology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Jacob F CollenDepartment of Sleep Medicine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Emily A MontgomeryDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Katelyn M WaringSchool of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Nora L WatsonSchool of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Richard W ThomasSchool of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Lilit GaribyanDepartment of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Evidence suggests excess head and neck adipose tissue contributes to OSA, particularly in obese patients. Surgical treatments are often ineffective in this subset of the population. We sought to investigate the role of tongue fat in the normal and overweight populations. In this prospective cohort study, patients underwent overnight polysomnography and MRI using a Dixon sequence. Volumetric reconstruction evaluated the size and distribution of tongue fat deposits in subjects with and without sleep apnea. The study included 86 patients; mean age of 42.2 (SD 11.2) years, 16% female. Average BMI 27.5 kg/m

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Adipose TissueSleep Apnea, ObstructiveTongueAdultBody Mass IndexCohort StudiesFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedObesityPolysomnographyProspective StudiesMRIObesityOSASleep apneaTongue fat

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PMCPMC12484950

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