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If you tend to snore and you have a swollen uvula, you might be falling victim to a vicious cycle. “The actual act of snoring can make the uvula bigger, and then a bigger uvula causes more ...
While swallowing, the soft palate is pushed backwards, preventing food and drink from entering the nasal cavity. If the soft palate cannot touch the back of the throat while swallowing, food and drink can enter the nasal cavity. [6] Splitting of the uvula occurs infrequently but is the most common form of mouth and nose area cleavage among ...
A uvula piercing is a body piercing through the uvula, the projection of the soft palate between the tonsils. This is a rare piercing. [ 1 ] Captive bead rings or other small rings are the most commonly seen jewellery in uvula piercings.
Swallowing unusually large objects or placing objects in the back of the mouth may cause the pharyngeal reflex. Some people, for instance sword swallowers , have learned how to suppress it. [ 1 ] In contrast, triggering the reflex is sometimes done intentionally to induce vomiting, by those who have bulimia nervosa .
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The velopharyngeal port or velopharyngeal sphincter is the passage between the nasopharynx and the oropharynx.It is closed off by the soft palate and uvula against the rear pharyngeal wall during swallowing to prevent food and water from entering the nasal passages.
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To check the uvula, a tongue blade is pressed down on the patient's tongue and the patient is asked to say "ah"; the uvula should look like a pendant in the midline and rise along the soft palate. Abnormal findings include deviation of the uvula from the midline, an asymmetrical rise of the soft palate or uvula and redness of either.