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The Risks of Sleep Apnea Surgery By harley john Nov 20, 2012 Sleep apnea surgery is recommended by nose, ear and throat specialists. This surgery is only advisable for people who suffer from severe obstructive sleep apnea. However, it is best to have this surgery only if it is also recommended by a sleep specialist. The correct name for sleep apnea surgery is Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, for short it is called UPPP. The surgery removes some of the soft tissue that lines the back of the throat.…

When eating, the tongue helps in the mixing process of food. When you are talking, the tongue binds and contorts itself to form alphabets and letters. The tongue filter out germs using linguinal tonsils. Even when we are asleep, the tongue constantly pushes saliva down our throat. The tongue can only detect taste when it is there is a presence of saliva that allows for it to be moist. It becomes incapable of identifying taste when dry The tongue…

explain the important eating right and make a suggestion that get enrolled in a gym. I would also suggest that walking maybe a 15 to 30 min a day for those that are in low income. • Narrowed airway- a patient could inherit a narrow airway, or your tonsils adenoids may become enlarge which can block your airway. This I would recommend that see a doctor for medical advice. • High blood pressure- I would recommend seeing their family doctor, dietitian, and getting more excise. • Chronic nasal…

In this paper we will be talking about sleep apnea. We will discuss exactly what it is, the symptoms and the people who are more prone to having this illness. Sleep apnea is one of many sleeping disorders that many Americans live with. According to the Statistic brain institute approximately 40 million Americans have chronic sleeping disorders, 62% of American adults experience a sleep problem a few nights per week. This institute has also discovered that 30% of all adults have insomnia in the…

Allergies In Children: How They Affect The Ear, Nose And Throat By Juanita Swindell | Submitted On March 22, 2016 Recommend Article Article Comments Print Article Share this article on Facebook Share this article on Twitter Share this article on Google+ Share this article on Linkedin Share this article on StumbleUpon Share this article on Delicious Share this article on Digg Share this article on Reddit Share this article on Pinterest Children fall ill all the time and it can often be…

common cold then the streptococcus bacteria may suddenly become harmful. (Pharyngitis, 2015). Sometimes it is hard to know if you have strep throat or not. The symptoms that you would have are throat pain, difficulty swallowing, red and swollen tonsils, sometimes with white patches or streaks of pus, tiny red spots on the soft or hard palate, swollen or tender lymph glands in your neck, fever, headache, rash and fatigue. (Dr. Sandhya Pruthi, 2012). In small children they…

treatment of Epstein-Barr virus focuses on treating secondary infections of the virus, and easing the symptoms of the virus. An example of treating the symptoms would be corticosteroid medication being prescribed to help ease severely swollen throats and tonsils. (Epstein - Barr virus Infection: Symptoms and…

- Complete a thorough assessment based on the patient’s chief complaint and risk factors. Should include: inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation where appropriate and the special tests as required based on the chosen system. - It is not necessary to include how the assessment was performed, rather describe the normal and abnormal findings that you observed for the chosen system. Inspection: Inspection of the ears: Both ears are present, are both of equal size with no presence…

No specific treatment is available for achondroplasia. Achondroplasia The height of a human being can usually be linked to genetics. Though it is rare, every newborn has a small chance of developing dwarfism. The most ordinary form of dwarfism is called achondroplasia, literally meaning, “without cartilage formation.” The name comes from the complications in ossification caused by the genetic defect. The gene responsible for the defect was discovered in 1994 by Dr. John Wasmuth, at the…

concerns were noted. Bryson was born via vaginal birth at 40 weeks gestation. Bryson’s mother reports no complications with the pregnancy or birth other than being induced to start labor. Bryson weighed 8lbs 0oz. at birth. Bryson had adenoids and tonsils removed in 2015. He also had an inpatient stay at Cedar Crest in Belton, TX in the beginning of 2015 due to behaviors of harming himself and his siblings due to anger. Bryson currently takes 3 mg of Intuniv, 10mg of Paxil, 5mg of…