Uvula removal surgery is a procedure to remove part or all of the uvula. It may be a treatment option for sleep apnea. The uvula is a small pendant-shaped section of flesh that hangs down at the back ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." That dangly thing in the back of your throat (a.k.a. your uvula) is pretty important—it helps you swallow ...

A bifid uvula is an uvula that is split, or forked. It’s also called a cleft uvula. The uvula is the dangling piece of fibrous flesh you can see in the back of your mouth, just in front of your ...

The uvula is the soft, fleshy part that hangs down at the back of the throat. A swollen or inflamed uvula is called uvulitis, and it can result from an infection, an allergy, an injury, and exposure ...

The uvula, a piece of soft tissue that hangs in the back of your throat, helps prevent food from going into your nose when you eat. The uvula may be removed as a treatment for various conditions like ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The best time to identify signs of obstructive sleep apnea may not be at night while snoozing in bed but, instead, while sitting in the dentist’s chair. According to a new study led by ...

Why has this asymptomatic man in his 60s with an unremarkable medical history suddenly developed gray-white plaque on his soft palate? That's the question facing Jianjun Qiao, MD, PhD, of Zhejiang ...

(CNN) — Have you ever asked yourself: Do I have a fat tongue? It’s not a idle query. If you are one of the one billion people globally who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea, having a fat tongue ...

A-C, Examples of the categorical photographic variables. (A) Modified Mallampati score: Representative examples of each modified Mallampati class obtained from photograph P1 are shown. Class I ...