Your uvula is that punching bag like thingy in the back of your throat. Sounds made at or near that are called uvular.
Seems odd to me that removing someone’s uvula would cure sleep apnea. I would think it would not be so easy. Of course we don’t have the whole story here, right?
It’s not exceptionally common, but for some individuals the uvula is big enough or shaped well enough, or the throat small enough, or the opening of the throat after the tongue relaxes becomes small enough, that the uvula can lay over it, and contribute to obstructive sleep apnea!
There are likely other factors, but removing the uvula is just one of the many corrective actions available for surgery to improve sleep apnea!
There are a lot of uvular consonants, not just those French “r” sounds. Here’s the wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uvular_consonant .
Your uvula is that punching bag like thingy in the back of your throat. Sounds made at or near that are called uvular.
Seems odd to me that removing someone’s uvula would cure sleep apnea. I would think it would not be so easy. Of course we don’t have the whole story here, right?
Weird. I can finally weigh in on something.
It’s not exceptionally common, but for some individuals the uvula is big enough or shaped well enough, or the throat small enough, or the opening of the throat after the tongue relaxes becomes small enough, that the uvula can lay over it, and contribute to obstructive sleep apnea!
There are likely other factors, but removing the uvula is just one of the many corrective actions available for surgery to improve sleep apnea!