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Tongue scalloping can be a useful clinical indicator of sleep disorders, including snoring history and obstructive sleep apnea.
2023 Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery The Association of Tongue Scalloping With Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Related Sleep Pathology
Weiss TM, Atanasov S, Calhoun KH
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A Clinical Study published in 2023 in the journal Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery found that Tongue scalloping can be a useful clinical indicator of sleep disorders, including snoring history and obstructive sleep apnea. In the study, sixty-one patients from an otolaryngology clinic were evaluated with historical and physical examinations for tongue scalloping, snoring, and other symptoms linked to sleep-disordered breathing and obstructive sleep apnea. The evaluation of tongue scalloping was graded on a scale from 0 to 3. Additionally, twenty-five patients underwent overnight polysomnography to definitively diagnose sleep pathology.
In the discussions of results, it was found that 44% of patients displayed some degree of tongue scalloping, and this symptom was primarily found in males. Among patients diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea or having a snoring history, the presence of any tongue scalloping was detected. It also showed a positive correlation with increasing Mallampati and modified Mallampati airway classifications. Besides, the presence of tongue scalloping was indicative of abnormal sleep efficiency, increased apnea-hypopnea index, and nocturnal desaturation greater than 4% below the normal baseline, suggesting it could serve as a predictor of sleep pathology.
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