Stop snoring. The soft palate and uvula are often implicatedStop snoring caused by a very long and thick uvula.
Snorer's throatThe dot is the retrolingual airway, which is very narrow. The thin arrow is the unusual v shaped epiglottis of the larynx (voice box)....
A chap snoring on the trainI can hear his airway obstruction, and know that not only is he a snorer, but he has upper airway resistance syndrome (uars), as it's...
Classic snorer's throatSnoring is often made worse by an elongated palate and enlarged tonsils. Often the enlarged soft palate is caused by chronic snoring.
Snorer's Uvula: A give away sign on examination of the back of the throatTrauma and swelling of the uvula is a giveaway sign in loud snorers, as its the soft palate and uvula where most of the sound comes from.
