Jan 29, 2018
Having difficulty swallowing or the inability to swallow is known as dysphagia.
Symptoms of dysphagia include:
Jan 22, 2018
This phase includes chewing and saliva mixing with the food to form a bolus (a little glob of mashed up food). Then the tongue moves the bolus towards the back of the mouth. The tongue starts by pressing against the hard palate behind the front teeth. Then the sides of the tongue...
Jan 8, 2018
A Tonsillectomy is a surgical procedure to remove the tonsils. Tonsil - immune system tissue in the back of the throat. -Ectomy = to remove something from the body.
Removing the tonsils may be required if chronic tonsilitis is a problem. Chronic tonsilitis is defined as multiple infections in...
Dec 11, 2017
Your tonsils can be found in the back of your throat. You can open your mouth and look in the mirror and see them on each side of your mouth behind your teeth and tongue. You can also feel them below your earlobes and behind your jaw bone.
Tonsils are composed of lymph tissue since they are a part...
Dec 4, 2017
Aguesia: no taste
Hypoguesia: reduced ability to taste (no the same as when taste changes due to changes in ability to smell)
Dysgeusia: dysfunctional taste - bad, salty, rotten, or metallic taste (metallic is the most common).
Chemotherapy and radiation for cancer causes taste changes because...