Swallowing is an essential bodily process that allows the mouth to move substances, such as food or liquids, to the stomach through the pharynx (throat) and esophagus (a muscular, hollow tube that ...

The new findings add to previous research that showed head and neck cancers — including those affecting the mouth and throat — have surged by more than a third in Britain since the early 90s.

This doctor will examine your mouth, nose, and throat. They will pass a flexible, ultrathin telescope with a light through your nose to see inside your sinuses and down into your throat While in ...

It causes inflammation and discomfort by affecting the throat and tonsils, "which are the lymph nodes in the back of your mouth," says Dr. Jason Nagata, a pediatrician at UCSF Benioff Children’s ...

Cancer in this part of your throat is rare in the U.S. Oropharynx: This part is behind your mouth. Cancer is most likely to grow in the tonsils, the back of the tongue, or the soft palate (the ...

“Exercises targeting the muscles around the mouth and throat may help reduce mouth breathing over time,” he says, with tongue-moving exercises you can do at home. Known as “myofunctional ...

“Coughing may also cause dry throat and mouth, postnasal drip, and physical discomfort that makes for a less-than-peaceful sleep experience,” Roundtree says. Kids and Coughing Don't give OTC ...

With Patrick Bringley’s “All the Beauty in the World” now in its 10th printing, he’s debuting in two new roles: playwright and actor. By Colin Moynihan The Pritzker-winning architectural ...

Patients undergoing transoral robotic surgery or radiation for oropharyngeal cancer should try to eat during treatment to ...

And mouth breathing is often the culprit behind a morning sore throat, she says. That's because sucking in air through your mouth doesn’t humidify the air at all, but breathing through your nose ...

Tasha Robinson is Polygon’s entertainment editor. She’s covered film, TV, books, and more for 20 years, including at The A.V. Club, The Dissolve, and The Verge. Marketing for Zach Cregger’s ...