uvula in A Sentence

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    Mouth and Uvula close up.

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    The Uvula is trained differently.

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    Swollen Uvula: What are the causes?

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    This procedure is approved by FDA and involves shrinking the Uvula.

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    The dangly piece of tissue at the back of the throat(the Uvula) is usually also split.

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    Of all animals in the study, a small underdeveloped Uvula was found only in two baboons.

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    This is a type of laser surgery for snoring for the removal of soft palate and the Uvula.

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    When any thing is swallowed by the mouth, the Uvula acts to prevent it to enter in the nasal path.

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    I had full-blown sleep apnoea from about 14 to 30 years of age, when I had surgery to remove my tonsils and Uvula.

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    In fact, it turns out that the Uvula is an important organ inside the mouth that, scientists believe, helps in a number of things.

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    However, the soft palate alone is usually perfectly capable of sealing the nasopharynx, and thus, in most cases the Uvula is not necessary to put an end to a nasally sounding voice.

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    Beyond that it is necessary for producing important sounds, sometimes called Uvular consonants, in several languages, including French and Arabic, perhaps the most noticeable role of the Uvula is helping to keep the throat moist.

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    The partial role the Uvula has in this has led some to speculate that it assists with keeping the tone of our voices in a pleasing range, as it could help control both resonance and subdue the nasal tone of the voice.

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    However, as with the other stuff the Uvula does for you, it isn't really necessary in this case either and, for most people, its removal would not likely inconvenience them in the slightest, or even necessarily be noticed at all other than potentially visually.

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    Another function of the Uvula relates to its role in the gag reflex, as it is one of only five parts of the body that will potentially trigger it(the others being the roof of the mouth, the backs of the tongue and throat, and the tonsils).

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    With the help of its internal muscular fibers, the Uvula also aids the soft palate in sealing off the passageway between your throat and your nose(called the nasopharynx) when you swallow and speak, helping to make sure bits of food or liquid don't go up your nose and that the air and vocal vibrations are directed out of your mouth and not your nasal cavity.

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