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The uvula is a valve preventing things we swallow from going into the nasal cavity, it has nothing to do with the voice.

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Why did Miley Cyrus cut her uvula?

Miley Cyrus wouldn't cut her uvula because if she did she'd have problems singing since your uvula helps you produce a vibrato, which is a wavy up and down sound. And your uvula is also your gag reflex and helps it so when you eat food doesn't go down your air passage.


Can a Uvula grow back?

Your uvula is not supposed to grow back once it has been removed.


Is it possible to live without a uvula?

Yes, it is possible to live without a uvula. The uvula plays a limited role in speaking and swallowing, so its removal through surgery typically does not have a significant impact on a person's overall health.


When you get your tonsils removed does the uvula come out too?

No,You Just need Your Tonsils Removed.But If you have a big Uvula too You might need to remove it.


Does the uvula help in producing sounds and speech?

Scientist still aren't completely sure about the function/s of the uvula. However, they believe that it produces saliva which lubricates the mouth. This in turn helps with speech. So yes , the uvula does help with speech.


If your uvula is cut out can you eat normally?

Actually, No. Your uvula is your gag reflex. It controls your urge to throw up or swallow your food. That's why when girl "loose weight" They stick their fingers down their throat to touch their uvula to gag and throw up. So if you got it cut out, you might throw up your food or gag alot ~Cherry.girl**


What is the dangly thing in the back of your throat called?

The uvula is a small mass of tissue hanging down from the soft palate, near the back of the throat. The uvula plays an important role in the articulation of the sound of the human voice to form the sounds of speech


What is another name for uvula?

"Palatine Uvula", because of its location in the mouth.


What happens when there is no uvula?

Nothing. The uvula plays a small role, along with the soft palate, in swallowing but the soft palate can perform its function sans uvula. That person could have been born without a uvula or had it removed. Generally if the uvula doesn't form and a person is born without it, they might also have a soft cleft palate.


Is it possible to have surgery to change your voice?

Yes you can change your voice by having pressure put on or removed from the voice box and vocal cords, but no you can not have a 100% voice change example: male to female. you can get it from a male voice to female voice or vise versa but never can you completely change your voice.


What body parts start with U?

Uvula - the small flap in the back of your throat


Can the uvula get infected?

Yes actually, i actually have a infected uvula right now! i went to the doctor and all they did was give me antibiotics. And its not as much the uvula but the throat infection spreading to the uvula.