Your uvula is the fleshy tissue that hangs in the back of your throat. It's attached to the roof of your mouth (soft palate). You can see it if you look in the mirror and open your mouth wide. Your ...

A bifid uvula is an uvula that is split, or forked. It’s also called a cleft uvula. The uvula is the dangling piece of fibrous flesh you can see in the back of your mouth, just in front of your ...

Uvulitis refers to inflammation and swelling, of the uvula. Treatment can depend on the cause but may include home care and medication including antihistamines or antibiotics. The uvula is a fleshy ...

"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 ...

A bifid uvula is an abnormal split or division in the uvula, or tissue that hangs down at the end of the soft palate in the roof of the mouth. A bifid uvula is usually identified at birth when a ...

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 ...

An 81-year-old man with a history of coronary artery disease experienced a sudden choking feeling, sore throat, difficulty swallowing and itchy mouth immediately after finishing dinner. He was taking ...

It was sometime around his freshman year in high school that Sam Ireland started pulling on his uvula — you know, that dangly piece of flesh at the back of your throat. Tugging on it didn't make him ...