First of all..I’m gonna define what an uvula is..its that thingy that hangs in the back of your troath. Yeah…that piece of dangling tissue that is seen in cartoons when characters scream.

So, every once in a while I get the case of the swollen uvula…you think you need to spit…your throat feels funny, and eating anything is kinda painful. It sucks. So, today, I decided to do a little research. First I had to find the name of that thingy. At last…after searching “throat anatomy” and “mouth anatomy” I found out its called uvula (grape = uva in latin).

Back to my uvula. So every once in a while..I’d wake up with an uvula the size of a thumb. Sometimes I had been drinking the night before…sometimes…no drinking involved. So after reading a couple websites, I found out that there are several causes and no real remedies.

Causes:
Infeccion
Dryness
Dehydration (that explains the drinking part of it)

Remedies:
Water…plenty of water
Others suggest Aspirin or Advil..but I kinda doubt that works

So…I figured out why my uvula becomes swollen. Its probably because I snore, my mouth dries up..and that thing becomes the size of a grape. I’m gonna try to sleep sideways to avoid snoring from now on.

Stupid Uvula. I hate my Uvula