Nutrition
Neck Circumference Screening
Neck circumference screening tapes below the larynx—an adjunct central-adiposity and sleep-apnea risk marker when collar size rises with weight gain.
Neck circumference screening measures tape just below the larynx—used in sleep apnea risk tools and central adiposity indices when collar size rises with weight gain. Values above roughly sixteen inches in men and fifteen in women often prompt sleep review in clinical screens, not diagnosis alone.
Pair with snoring tags.
Common questions
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Does a thick neck always mean sleep apnea?
No—genetics and muscle matter. Persistent snoring, gasping, and daytime sleepiness with a large neck warrant clinician sleep evaluation, not self-diagnosis.
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