Category: General Health
Question: Hi
Please my uvula is touching my tongue and its really making me uncomfortableit comes and goes periodically
What is the remedy pls
Answer: HelloI am sorry to hear about thatThe uvula is that fleshy lobe around  the posterior part of your soft palateAnd it  is ideally functionalAids speechswallowing etcHaving said all these in line  with your complaints the uvula ideally shouldnt touch the tongue at resting posting lest it gets uncomfortable However  there are a couple of causes that cud lead to elongation of the uvulaOne of such is infection bacteria especially and in such cases there might be associated pain and redness and swelling of the uvula with or without associated difficulty in swallowingDo you have any of these if yes you willhave to practice adequate an water intake as dehydration might v led to that
Category: General Health
Question: Hi
Please my uvula is touching my tongue and its really making me uncomfortableit comes and goes periodically
What is the remedy pls
Answer: Also u might need to gargle with  self prepared warm  water and salt  solutionThis can be prepared by adding a level teaspoonfulof salt into a tumbler of warmwater and gargling at least 10times daily with it This helpswith the resolution of the symptoms The infectious  elongation   mostly resolves naturally
If after trying these meansthe symptoms still persist  it is best you visit  an Ear Nose and throat surgeonOtoRhinoLaryngologistas such a person will review your case and consider a surgical management of the elongated uvulahaving excluded the infectious  origin
Kindly not  that you cant respond to this message anonymously 
Cheers
Category: General Health
Question: Hi
Please my uvula is touching my tongue and its really making me uncomfortableit comes and goes periodically
What is the remedy pls
Answer: And lastly in case of symptoms of pain any of the popular  over the counter analgesics will workdiclofenac or ibuprofen and u can take throat specific  antibiotics  tablets like amoxyll 500mg 8hrly for 5days or augmentin 625mg 12hrly for 1weekThese r in addition to the warm water and salt solution mouth gargling
Cheers
Category: General Health
Question: Hi
Please my uvula is touching my tongue and its really making me uncomfortableit comes and goes periodically
What is the remedy pls
Answer: Hi
Thanks for the reply Its not itchy nor painful it just feels like Id swallow it
Will the gargling make it shrink