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2. Pharyngeal reflex - Wikipedia

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   The gag reflex involves a brisk and brief elevation of the soft palate and bilateral contraction of pharyngeal muscles evoked by touching the posterior pharyngeal wall. Touching the soft palate can lead to a similar reflex response. However, in that case, the sensory limb of the reflex is the CN V (trigeminal nerve). In very sensitive ...

3. The 1 Thing You Should Never Do When Cleaning Your Ears ... - AOL

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   It’s also the production site and happy home of ear wax — the orangey-brown, chunky, funky gunk that’s completely natural, but not exactly the most desirable gift our body gives us ...

4. Are Q-tips Really Dangerous? - AOL

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   Most people don't need to do anything special for ear cleaning: the ear is self-cleaning. For some, professional cleanings may be necessary on a regular basis (e.g., narrow ear canals or surgical ...

5. List of reflexes - Wikipedia

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   Periroral reflex: when a finger is placed at the angle of the mouth and struck, or the nasolabial fold is stroked, mouth closure is induced via CN VII [1] Pharyngeal reflex — also known as the gag reflex. Photic sneeze reflex — a sneeze caused by sudden exposure to bright light.

6. Tips to clean your ears — and why ENTs want you to stop ...

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   Tips to clean your ears — and why ENTs want you to stop removing ear wax with cotton swabs and at-home irrigation kits Sarah Hunter Simanson June 27, 2024 at 5:00 AM

7. Auricular branch of vagus nerve - Wikipedia

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   The auricular branch of the vagus nerve is often termed the Alderman's nerve ("a reference to the old Aldermen of the City of London and their practice of using rosewater bowls at ceremonial banquets, where attendees were encouraged to place a napkin moistened with rosewater behind their ears in the belief that this would aid digestion") or Arnold's nerve (an eponym for Friedrich Arnold).

8. Why do my ears feel clogged? 5 Things you can do right now. - AOL

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   The ear is designed to be self-cleaning, but some people are more prone to earwax buildup due to their ear canal shape. For example, very curvy ear canals, narrow ear canals, or surgical ears are ...

9. Bulbar palsy - Wikipedia

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   Dysphagia, dysarthria, flaccid paralysis, muscle atrophy, drooling of saliva, reduced or absent gag reflex Bulbar palsy refers to a range of different signs and symptoms linked to impairment of function of the glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX), the vagus nerve (CN X), the accessory nerve (CN XI), and the hypoglossal nerve (CN XII).