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Permalink Reply by Chris Thomas on February 11, 2010 at 9:39pm

Hi, this is my first day on here, but I figured I'd jump right in. I have had the tongue scalloping for at least ten years. It will get better and this deteriorate. Currently it is much deeper impressions and goes further back on the sides than the picture shown here. Neither my dentist or MD had an answer about it. Thanks for sharing your info about this.

susan mccord said:

Hi Carl! Long time, no talk to! THANKS for your reply--I've been vindicated! Yeah, who knew about the scalloping thing? My dentist and my PCP, both of whom I've gone to for a long, long time, have never said a word.

Leave it to Dr. Park to know this apnea stuff in depth.

Hope you're doing okay.

Susan :-)

Carl Speas said:

Susan you are not alone I have had tongue scallops for awhile. I mentioned them to the dentist and my doctor both had no answer for me. I clench my teeth and thought maybe that had something to with the scallops. my tongue also burns along with scallops. It is interesting that scallops are a marker for sleep apenea.

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Permalink Reply by susan mccord on February 11, 2010 at 9:53pm

Chris, yep!, that's the way mine is too. I've had them for many years--don't remember when I first noticed them. Neither MD nor dentist, both of whom I admire and trust, had an answer. Go figure! I think mine kind of recede too at times, but I don't often notice them much. Dr. Park (here on S.G.) is the first person who ever told me what they were and that they were a marker for possible or potential sleep apnea. How long have you been diagnosed with apnea?

Susan McCord :-)

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Permalink Reply by Chris Thomas on February 11, 2010 at 10:41pm

I was diagnosed with mild sleep apnea about ten years ago. The doc's didn't think it was serious enough to treat. By coincidence, I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia 15 years ago along with osteoarthritis, Raynaud's hypothyroidism, Relux. I developed allergic asthma as a child and have few symptoms now except for the drip-drip-drip. I am chronically stuffy. It drives me a bit batty at times. I had a sleep test last Friday and have not received the written report yet. The nurse did tell me I will be back for further testing in the near future. I believe I have obstructive apnea. I can feel my throat closing when I lay on my back and have to then roll over. The nurse said she was very concerned about my breathing when I was on my back. That part didn't surprise me, but she also said that my heart rate stayed between 99-104 beats/minute ALL night. No wonder I'm tired in the morning!

Sorry about the book! I'm still processing this whole thing.

susan mccord said:

Chris, yep!, that's the way mine is too. I've had them for many years--don't remember when I first noticed them. Neither MD nor dentist, both of whom I admire and trust, had an answer. Go figure! I think mine kind of recede too at times, but I don't often notice them much. Dr. Park (here on S.G.) is the first person who ever told me what they were and that they were a marker for possible or potential sleep apnea. How long have you been diagnosed with apnea?

Susan McCord :-)

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Permalink Reply by susan mccord on February 11, 2010 at 10:50pm

Chris, don't apologize to ME about "the book"--I'm the queen of writing "books" on here sometimes! This is THE place to process and sometimes it takes a lot of words to do that.

If the nurse was that concerned about your breathing, I'd encourage you to push them a bit about the re-testing. Especially with the symptoms you're aware of at home. You're right about that heart rate--it's working awfully hard to support your life even when you're asleep. I have heart disease--don't know if you've had a cardiac workup, but you might want to consider that as well. Women's heart disease has a lot of silent symptoms that frequently aren't recognized until we actually have a heart attack. AND there IS a direct correlation between sleep apnea and heart disease. I found out the hard way......

Right now you probably can't stand the thought of seeing yet another MD, but sometimes we just need all those guys. I never dreamed I'd be seeing this many doctors in my life!......

Glad you're on SleepGuide. It's just the best--wonderful people, tons of support and info available to you now.
Take good care of YOU, and don't be afraid to insist on speedy follow-up. They work for YOU, not the other way around!!

Susan McCord :-)

Chris Thomas said:

I was diagnosed with mild sleep apnea about ten years ago. The doc's didn't think it was serious enough to treat. By coincidence, I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia 15 years ago along with osteoarthritis, Raynaud's hypothyroidism, Relux. I developed allergic asthma as a child and have few symptoms now except for the drip-drip-drip. I am chronically stuffy. It drives me a bit batty at times. I had a sleep test last Friday and have not received the written report yet. The nurse did tell me I will be back for further testing in the near future. I believe I have obstructive apnea. I can feel my throat closing when I lay on my back and have to then roll over. The nurse said she was very concerned about my breathing when I was on my back. That part didn't surprise me, but she also said that my heart rate stayed between 99-104 beats/minute ALL night. No wonder I'm tired in the morning!

Sorry about the book! I'm still processing this whole thing.

susan mccord said:

Chris, yep!, that's the way mine is too. I've had them for many years--don't remember when I first noticed them. Neither MD nor dentist, both of whom I admire and trust, had an answer. Go figure! I think mine kind of recede too at times, but I don't often notice them much. Dr. Park (here on S.G.) is the first person who ever told me what they were and that they were a marker for possible or potential sleep apnea. How long have you been diagnosed with apnea?

Susan McCord :-)

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Permalink Reply by Chris Thomas on February 11, 2010 at 10:59pm

Thanks Susan. I have been calling my doctor daily to ask if the report in. Heart problems don't run in my family, but both my father and brother have sleep apnea. My brother started using a C-PAP 15 years ago when he was 40. This is a great forum! I know I'm going to learn and enjoy talking to new people. Now I have to go try to sleep - on my side!

Chris Thomas said:

I was diagnosed with mild sleep apnea about ten years ago. The doc's didn't think it was serious enough to treat. By coincidence, I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia 15 years ago along with osteoarthritis, Raynaud's hypothyroidism, Relux. I developed allergic asthma as a child and have few symptoms now except for the drip-drip-drip. I am chronically stuffy. It drives me a bit batty at times. I had a sleep test last Friday and have not received the written report yet. The nurse did tell me I will be back for further testing in the near future. I believe I have obstructive apnea. I can feel my throat closing when I lay on my back and have to then roll over. The nurse said she was very concerned about my breathing when I was on my back. That part didn't surprise me, but she also said that my heart rate stayed between 99-104 beats/minute ALL night. No wonder I'm tired in the morning!

Sorry about the book! I'm still processing this whole thing.

susan mccord said:

Chris, yep!, that's the way mine is too. I've had them for many years--don't remember when I first noticed them. Neither MD nor dentist, both of whom I admire and trust, had an answer. Go figure! I think mine kind of recede too at times, but I don't often notice them much. Dr. Park (here on S.G.) is the first person who ever told me what they were and that they were a marker for possible or potential sleep apnea. How long have you been diagnosed with apnea?

Susan McCord :-)

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Permalink Reply by Allison Keller on August 6, 2010 at 12:10am

Yes! Me too!! I've been wondering about it also!

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