Here's a yoga technique that sounds fake but isn't: roll your tongue backward, past the soft palate, and into your nasal ...

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 ...

"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 ...

Soft palate cancers affect the roof of your mouth near your throat. They often go undetected until they’ve spread to other parts of your mouth. Early detection and treatment are essential to improve ...

Albert Torres posted a picture of his bisected uvula on Reddit. — -- Growing up, Albert Torres said he always had one way to get attention during show and tell in class by revealing his “bisected ...

About 3 in 5 people with soft palate cancer live for at least 5 years if they receive a diagnosis and treatment before the cancer spreads. Several factors can affect survival and life expectancy. Soft ...

Submucous cleft palate, or hidden cleft palate, is a birth defect that can cause numerous challenges for infants and toddlers. The muscles of the soft palate have two important functions, says Amy ...

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 ...

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 ...