{"id":1985,"date":"2017-03-15T12:34:57","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T07:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthool.com\/?p=1985"},"modified":"2022-01-12T13:06:15","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T07:36:15","slug":"swollen-uvula","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthool.com\/swollen-uvula\/","title":{"rendered":"Swollen Uvula"},"content":{"rendered":"
The uvula is often not thought of as a problematic or \u201cimportant\u201d part of the body.<\/p>\n
Most people see the uvula as simply causing their gag reflex. The uvula at times can get infected or irritated just like any other part of the body. In this article, you will learn about the physical structure of the uvula as well as causes, symptoms and possible treatments for when it is irritated.<\/p>\n
Always seek medical attention if you experience an inability to breathe or difficulty swallowing.<\/p>\n
The uvula is found in the back of throat hanging between the tonsils above the back of the tongue. The muscle which controls its movements is called the musculus uvulae. The uvula itself contains connective tissue, glands and only a small amount of muscular fibers. (1,3<\/strong>)<\/sup><\/p>\n Photo Source : upload.wikimedia.org<\/p>\n Other symptoms that may accompany a swollen uvula:<\/p>\n These symptoms may occur up to 45min to 24 hours after the original cause. This important when making the diagnosis. (1,5<\/strong>)<\/sup><\/p>\n Tips for diagnosing uvular edema:<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Figure 2 : This image depicts a normal uvula and how it should appear in the back of the throat. <\/p>\n There are various steps and items to process when swollen uvula is the presiding symptom:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Picture 4 : This picture is an excellent example of what a swollen uvula would look like. FAQs<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Yes, the sound made by snoring is due to the soft tissues of the tongue uvula and back of the throat vibrating against each other. As you can image this constant friction to the uvula can cause irritation and swelling. (1,3<\/strong>)<\/sup><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Image 5 : In this image, you can see the positioning of the uvula and the soft pallet in different class distinctions of people with snoring issues. Any sort of irritation can cause uvular swelling. The irritation may be physical or from infection. See causes as written above.\u00a0 (1,3,5<\/strong>)<\/sup><\/p>\n Uvulitis is usually caused by bacterial infection. It could also be caused by excessive smoking, dehydration, snoring, and allergic reactions. (3<\/strong>)<\/sup><\/p>\n Epiglottitis is also caused by bacterial infection and could be caused by many of the same causes stated above for swollen uvula.<\/p>\n Yes as stated before any irritation can cause uvular swelling, this includes the toxic smoke which passes it during smoking.<\/p>\n References:<\/strong><\/p>\n The uvula is often not thought of as a problematic or \u201cimportant\u201d part of the body. Most people see the uvula as simply causing their gag reflex. The uvula at times can get infected or irritated just like any other…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[46],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthool.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1985"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthool.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthool.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthool.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthool.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1985"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/healthool.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1985\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2329,"href":"https:\/\/healthool.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1985\/revisions\/2329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthool.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthool.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthool.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nImage 1 : In this image, you can see the connection between the soft palate and the uvula.<\/p>\nFunctions:<\/h2>\n
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Swollen Uvula Causes<\/h2>\n
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\nMechanical or thermal trauma<\/li>\nPictures<\/h2>\n
\nPhoto Source : upload.wikimedia.org<\/p>\n
\nPicture\u00a0 3 : The uvula is swollen and red due to irritation from some cause.
\nPicture Source : upload.wikimedia.org<\/p>\nDifferential diagnosis to find causes of Swollen Uvula<\/h3>\n
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When should I see a doctor?<\/h3>\n
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\nImage Source : www.nejm.org<\/p>\nTreatments and Home remedies<\/h2>\n
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Can a Swollen Uvula be from snoring?<\/h3>\n
\nPicture Source : www.intechopen.com<\/p>\nWhat causes the Uvula to Swell?<\/h3>\n
What is Uvulitis caused from?<\/h3>\n
What virus causes Epiglottitis?<\/h3>\n
Can a Swollen Uvula be from smoking?<\/h3>\n
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