Life-threatening upper airway obstruction due to isolated hypermobile tongue |
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| Authors: | Dalgic Abdullah Hidir Yusuf Birkent A Hakan Durmaz Abdullah Gerek Mustafa |
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| Affiliation: | Department of ORL and HNS, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey. dalgicabdullah@gmail.com |
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| Abstract: | Isolated hypermobile tongue is extremely rare. We present a case of isolated hypermobile tongue that caused several life-threatening airway obstructions during sleep. The tongue could reach to the nasopharynx and clear and moisten the nasopharynx by its movement. |
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