Such abnormal things seen in the mouth that's discussed include:
- aphthous ulcer
- herpetic ulcers
- pyogenic granuloma
- fibroma
- papilloma
- cancer
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Showing posts with label palate. Show all posts
Showing posts with label palate. Show all posts
Saturday, 20 August 2011
Friday, 15 April 2011
This procedure is performed on patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) or severe snoring in order to determine where the source of their problem is anatomically located.
This special exam is needed in patients where such anatomic determination is not able to be made in the clinic while they are awake. As such, an anesthesiologist would put the patient to sleep using IV medications and when snoring or obstructive events happen, endoscopy is performed.
Areas that will be specifically examined during sleep endoscopy include:
- Behind the palate
- Uvula
- Back of Tongue
- Walls of the Throat
- Epiglottis
- Voicebox
Why is this information helpful? Well... once it is apparent where and what is the culprit causing a given patient's problems, surgical treatment can be geared more specifically and directly to the area of concern seen during sedated endoscopy.
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Thursday, 19 November 2009
Voice is sound production. Speech is what ultimately comes out the mouth after the sound is modified by the tight coordination among the throat muscles, palate, tongue, lips, teeth, etc. An example of a voice problem is hoarseness. A speech problem would be stuttering, or nasal-sounding words, or mumbling.
Speech researcher Christine Ericsdotter precisely captured the intricate movements of the tongue, lips, pharynx and jaw during speech using a rapid-fire X-ray.
Check out the video she created here!
This link provides a cartoon animation of how each sound in the English language is produced from an anatomical standpoint.
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