Losing weight off this organ helps improve sleep apnoea

Losing weight improves sleep apnoea; however, research has found that it is the loss of weight from the tongue that is key to the improvement. — dpa

New American research has found that losing weight from a surprising body part – the tongue – could help improve the symptoms of sleep apnoea for those suffering from the condition.

Carried out by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, the new small-scale study looked at 67 participants with mild to severe obstructive sleep apnoea, who were also obese – defined as having a body mass index (BMI) higher than 30.