睡觉打鼾说明你舌头太胖了  

Snoring Shows That Your Tongue Is Too Fat

出　　处：《时代英语（高一版）》2021年第4期12-12,共1页Times English

摘　　要：人们一直认为减肥有助于缓解打鼾和睡眠呼吸暂停,但现在宾夕法尼亚大学进行的磁共振成像研究发现罪魁祸首不是脖子或者下巴脂肪,而是舌头脂肪。对,就是舌头太胖了。这一研究的合著者Richard Schwab是宾夕法尼亚大学睡眠中心联合医学主任,他说:“大部分临床医生,甚至还有睡眠呼吸暂停方面的专家,在治疗睡眠呼吸暂停时通常都没有关注舌脂。既然我们知道了舌脂是风险因素,而且减少舌脂会改善睡眠呼吸暂停,我们就已经确定了此前没有发现的独特的治疗靶点。”It's long been known that losing weight helps reduce snoring and sleep apnea.Now an MRI study from the University of Pennsylvania has found that the culprit is not neck or chin fat,but tongue fat.Yes,the problem is fat tongues."Most clinicians,and even experts in the sleep apnea world,have not typically focused on fat in the tongue for treating sleep apnea,"says coauthor Richard Schwab,co-medical director of Penn Sleep Center."Now that we know tongue fat is a risk factor and that sleep apnea improves when tongue fat is reduced,we have established a unique therapeutic target that we’ve never hafl before."

关 键 词：宾夕法尼亚大学 睡眠呼吸暂停 合著者 临床医生 磁共振成像 打鼾 治疗靶点 睡眠中心 

分 类 号：R16[医药卫生—公共卫生与预防医学]