Uvula Sentence Examples

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  • The roof of the mouth is formed by the palate, terminating behind by a muscular, contractile arch, having in man and a few other species a median projection called the uvula, beneath which the mouth communicates with the pharynx.

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  • This surgery leaves the uvula intact, while still reducing excess tissues in the upper airway to improve OSA symptoms.

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  • During laser surgery for snoring, which is an outpatient procedure, a surgeon uses a hand-held laser to remove the uvula and shorten the soft palate.

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  • The palate is long and narrow; its mucous surface has seventeen pairs of not very sharply defined oblique ridges, extending as far back as the last molar tooth, beyond which the velum palati extends for about 3 in., having a soft corrugated surface, and ending posteriorly in an arched border without a uvula.

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  • Externally, this decoction has been advantageously employed as a gargle in chronic sore throat with relaxed uvula, and also as a fomentation.

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  • Snorex works by coating the back of the throat tongue and uvula with a special liposome formula spray.

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  • An elongated uvula or a bifid (split) uvula can partially block the windpipe and cause snoring.

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  • Occasionally, food may get into the back of throat where the uvula used to be and cause discomfort and coughing spells, but this can be prevented if doctors use a variation of the classic UPPP called the revised UPPP.

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  • Radiofrequency palatoplasty uses electrical currents to shrink the uvula and the soft palate.

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  • Laser Assisted Uvula Palatoplasty (LAUP) may require a series of procedures that use lasers to remove areas of the soft palate and the uvula.

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  • The uvula, or the soft, triangular piece of tissue that hangs from the soft palate, may be too long.

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  • Laser assisted uvula palatoplasty (LAUP) is a popular procedure with snorers whether they suffer from chronic snoring or sleep apnea.

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  • In addition, medical equipment, available by prescription, or laser procedures (Laser assisted uvula palatoplasty) may help alleviate snoring.

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  • A uvulectomy is a surgical procedure for snoring and sleep apnea that removes the uvula.

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  • There is also the possibility of cutting the uvula in half, and the risk of jewelry being swallowed.

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