[DOC] [TLE] Choosing Surgery - UCLA Sleep Disorders Center [PAR] These pauses in breathing happen to you over 100 times each night. ... Gravity 
can cause your tongue to fall back and block your airway. ... Your sleep specialist 
can refer you to an ear, nose and throat doctor (ENT). ... The tonsils are a pair of 
small masses of tissue located on each side of the wall between your mouth and
... [DOC] [TLE] Snoring and Sleep Apnea | American Academy of Otolaryngology ... [PAR] Overweight people may have excess soft tissue in the neck that can lead to 
airway narrowing. Cysts or tumors are rare causes of airway narrowing. ... 
Snoring can make the snorer an object of ridicule and can cause the bed partner 
to ... by nasal allergy, infection, nasal obstruction, or enlargement of tonsils and 
adenoids. [DOC] [TLE] Snoring Symptoms, Treatment, Causes - The function of the nose in ... [PAR] Feb 4, 2016 ... The nose is made up of two parallel passages, one on each side, called ... This 
can be caused by a deviation of the nasal septum, allergies, ... The soft palate, as 
described above, is the flap of tissue that hangs ... Therefore, when we lie on our 
backs, gravity pulls the palate, tonsils, and tongue backwards. [DOC] [TLE] What's Behind The Snore? Sagging, Floppy Tissue : NPR [PAR] Mar 5, 2009 ... There are other reasons behind snoring  like a big uvula and fat pads in the 
throat. ... through narrowed or floppy, soft passages in the mouth, throat and nose
. ... such as over-sized tonsils or uvula  that boxing-bag like thing that ... And, as 
we age, the soft tissue inside the mouth and palate can sag, just... [DOC] [TLE] Oral anatomy - DoctorSpiller.com [PAR] A glance at the diagram above will tell you it is called the Uvula. ... valve that 
keeps food and drink from regurgitating up into the nasal cavity when eating or ... 
about even with the palatine and lingual tonsils lie two similar masses Adenoids.
jpg ... They are a major factor in the constriction of the throat that causes snoring 
and... [DOC] [TLE] Snoring and Sleep Apnea | Department of Otorhinolaryngology ... [PAR] Snoring can be caused or worsened by obesity and alcohol ingestion. ... is a 
surgical procedure that, in stages, removes the excess vibrating tissue in the 
throat. [DOC] [TLE] Mouth and Throat Treatment | Pacific ENT Solana Beach, CA 92075 [PAR] Sore Throat; Mouth sores - Canker sores; Tumors or growth of the mouth; Smell ... 
weight as this puts more pressure on your stomach; Do not lie down just after 
eating. ... It can be caused by poor oral hygiene, poorly fitted dentures, mouth 
burns .... if there is blockage of the nasal passages from polyps, allergies or 
infections. [DOC] [TLE] Mechanical Properties of the Upper Airway [PAR] The importance of the upper airway (nose, pharynx, and larynx) in health and in 
the .... given the accessibility of the nasal passage and the ability of inoculation to 
.... In steady flow (e.g., in the absence of snoring during sleep), flows are taken to 
be ..... Flexion has the opposite effect, and causes the whole tissue mass behind
... [DOC] [TLE] tonsillitis: Topics by Science.gov [PAR] Diagnosis of acute tonsillitis is clinical, and it can be difficult to distinguish viral ... 
infections of the nose and throat, and significant enlargement that causes nasal 
..... is a tumour like mass, whereas heterotopias refers to a displaced tissue which 
is ...... contains antigen-transporting M cells that lie above regions where S100+... [DOC] [TLE] gWhiz Catalog Detail [PAR] frontal sinuses, lie above the eyes ... sphenoidal sinuses, lie behind the nasal 
cavity ... What does the nasal pharynx contain? the adenoids and opening of the 
... What are the lungs? pair of elastic structures enclosed by a thoracic cage .... 
injection to determine abnormal tissue, tumors, lesions, abscesses-check for 
allergies. [DOC] [TLE] 1.4 2.77 Bioportal mappings to BRENDA tissue / enzyme source ... [PAR] Jun 18, 2009 ...

Question: This pair of tissue masses that can cause snoring lies above the tonsils in the nasal passage
Answer: Adenoids