World record for the widest tongue of a woman remained unbeaten for 10 years. But an American lawyer has just beaten him by more than half a centimeter. We are talking about Brittany Lacayo who with his own 7.9 centimeters at the widest part of the tongue left behind 7.33 centimeters from also American Emily Schlenker.
The latter’s case was widely reported in the media at the time, especially because her father had held the same title in the men’s category for several years. A chip off the old block. Lacayo was watching a report on them when he thought that perhaps she could surpass his size. He always got jokes for him the size of your tongue, but he did not wonder whether it would be the widest tongue ever measured on a woman.
When she checked, she was surprised to find that she was slightly taller than her compatriot. He contacted the Guinness Book of World Records, whose judges had just confirmed that the title was indeed now his.
The widest tongue ever measured on a woman
What is curious is that Lacayo’s tongue is only 2.5 centimeters longer than its width. Therefore, it could be considered almost a square.
The widest human tongue measured so far is 8.88 centimeters, which is equivalent to the Californian tongue. Brian ThompsonBoth figures may appear disproportionate, almost pathological. However, their cases should not be confused with what happens to people with macroglossia.
What is macroglossia?
macroglossia This is a symptom that can appear on its own or accompany various diseases and is characterized by a very large tongue, proportional to the size of the mouth. It is abnormally long and wide. So much so that in some cases it even comes out of the mouth. It appears more often in children, since in adults the proportions change. However, in some cases it is necessary to resort to operation to solve this problem.
Although some people are born without any special features, but with such a wide and long tongue that This prevents them from eating, drinking or speaking normally and even affects their breathing.This is not the most common phenomenon. It usually accompanies other diseases, both congenital and acquired.
In the first case we find syndromes such as Down syndrome or Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome. And in the second with infections such as diphtheria, cancers such as lymphoma, or metabolic diseases such as hypothyroidism.
The treatment of all these diseases itself can solve the problem of an enlarged tongue. If this is not the case and it complicates the patient’s life, surgical intervention may be required.
One thing is clear: neither the man nor the woman with the world’s widest tongue has this problem. At least, neither has been documented to suffer from symptoms that affect their health or any disease that causes the organ to become enlarged.
You have an interesting case, and there are no problems other than that. Considering that the width of the human tongue is on average 4.82 centimeters for men and 4.29 centimeters for women, what these two people say is big words. Not to get into the Guinness Book of Records.
Source: Hiper Textual
