Having a bifid uvula means that the tissue that dangles in the back of the throat between the tonsils has two parts instead of one. This occurs in about 2 percent of the population and is ...

Tonsils are graded on a scale from 0 to 4. Zero means you've had them removed, 1 means they're barely visible, 2 means they're normal, 3 means they're large and just about touching that thing that ...

A few days later, she wasn't feeling any better. I looked at her throat, and her tonsils were so swollen that we started ...

Yes this is normal for boys starting puberty. One of the first signs of puberty in a boy is growth of his genitals, usually at around 12½ years of age (although onset can range two years either ...

For example, if you have a deviated nasal septum, swollen tonsils or adenoids, or a small lower jaw that causes your throat to be too narrow, surgery might help you. Doctors usually try other ...

7 Signs You Could Have Strep Throat Tonsillitis is inflamed and swollen tonsils. A viral or, more commonly, bacterial infection usually causes tonsillitis. The tonsils are two growths at the back ...

Caption (a) Soft palate; (b) Uvula; (c) Palatoglossal arch (anterior tonsil pillar) [red dotted line]; (d) Palatine tonsil [yellow dotted line]; (e) Palatopharyngeal arch (posterior tonsil pillar ...

Some examples include: Tonsillitis causes inflammation and soreness of the tonsils, the two small masses ... which can be a sign of swollen lymph nodes. The doctor also will use a stethoscope ...

Swollen ankles—sometimes also known as peripheral edema—occur when there is an abnormal build-up of fluid in the tissues of ...

Doctors also refer to a swollen testicle as testicular enlargement. It occurs when the scrotum (the sac surrounding the testicles) grows abnormally large. Testicular swelling occurs when fluid starts ...

Tonsils are two oval pads of tissues that are on either side of the throat and project out into it. The uvula is what we see dangling down from the soft palate between the tonsils. They are very ...

They won't make your tonsils red and swollen either. Often they cause no pain at all. How to treat it: If you have a tonsil stone that's bothering you, gargling with salt water can help.