SF - swollen throat dangly thing...

**Oddly Familiar** · July 30th, 2006, 11:51 PM

A while back I had a huge uvula (the thing that hangs in your mouth). It was literally laying on my tongue. I didn't want to say anything about in fear of going to the doctor, getting a blood test and having it screened for drugs. So I just drank a ton of water and it was gone by the next day. Whew. I was happy. But, for some reason I was curious as to what caused it and decided to google it and stumbled upon this link and thought it would be nice to share it with you guys. So don't freak the hell out the next time this thing is as big as your thumb like I did when I saw it.

Right here

If you don't want to click that, I'll sum it up for you. Lots of things cause the uvula to flip the hell out. They include: drinking, allergies, smoking, and all sorts of things that you would expect to cause it. The swelling has something to do with dehydration. I don't know why, but it does. The best way to fix it is to "drink a shit ton of water". I looked it up on a few other sites and the use of cocaine can make it huge. Something to do with all the sniffing and stuff.

I don't know why I posted that, but I thought it was interesting.

**globetrotter** · July 31st, 2006, 01:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oddly Familiar

A while back I had a huge uvula (the thing that hangs in your mouth). It was literally laying on my tongue. I didn't want to say anything about in fear of going to the doctor, getting a blood test and having it screened for drugs. So I just drank a ton of water and it was gone by the next day. Whew. I was happy. But, for some reason I was curious as to what caused it and decided to google it and stumbled upon this link and thought it would be nice to share it with you guys. So don't freak the hell out the next time this thing is as big as your thumb like I did when I saw it.

Right here

If you don't want to click that, I'll sum it up for you. Lots of things cause the uvula to flip the hell out. They include: drinking, allergies, smoking, and all sorts of things that you would expect to cause it. The swelling has something to do with dehydration. I don't know why, but it does. The best way to fix it is to "drink a shit ton of water". I looked it up on a few other sites and the use of cocaine can make it huge. Something to do with all the sniffing and stuff.

I don't know why I posted that, but I thought it was interesting.

thanks - I have had this happen to me a half dozen times. the first time I freaked out completly and utterly. it always happens during or after a long flight, a few days after I have smoked a cigar, and had too much to drink - all things that dry you out.

**faustian bargain** · July 31st, 2006, 12:31 PM

oh great. now i'm aware of it hanging back there in my throat, and it's not even swollen.

**stach** · July 31st, 2006, 01:18 PM

Oddly what kind of a health plan do you have where they screen your blood test for drugs if you don't give premission for that?

**Oddly Familiar** · August 2nd, 2006, 05:25 PM

I think that all doctors screen blood/urine for drugs on anyone. I'm pretty sure it would have come back clean, I just didn't want to chance it.

**Vecsus** · August 3rd, 2006, 04:47 PM

I had an alergic reaction to some funky drug (perscription) I was given while being treated for strep throat while deployed to Bosnia a few years ago. Because of the reaction my uvula swelled up, cracked, and started bleeding. I was sleeping when it started and almost choked to death from the blood. I spent the next 12 hours hooked up to an IV to drive the toxins out of my body. Was one of the most miserable experiences of my life.

**faustian bargain** · August 4th, 2006, 10:33 PM

i have to stop reading this thread now.

j · August 5th, 2006, 12:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oddly Familiar

I think that all doctors screen blood/urine for drugs on anyone. I'm pretty sure it would have come back clean, I just didn't want to chance it.

I think you are... how you say.. pa-a-noy.

**Nick M** · August 5th, 2006, 02:41 AM

I hear the way to deal with a swelled uvula is to heat up a paperclip until it's red hot and just jam it right in there.

j · August 5th, 2006, 07:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick M

I hear the way to deal with a swelled uvula is to heat up a paperclip until it's red hot and just jam it right in there.

Post pics.

**faustian bargain** · August 5th, 2006, 09:29 PM

speaking of which, i had the same thing happen to my big toenail - blood blister lived under the nail for a few weeks, was making its way out to the end. yesterday when i was clipping my nails, the nail surface over the blister felt kindof...flaky or something. so of course i picked it off. ew, there was this old nasty junk under there, i guess it was dried blood. so i picked it out. now i have a hole in my toenail. so that's kindof gross.

i guess if i had poked it with a paperclip early on, this wouldn't have happened?

****edit: dammit, why am i still on this thread.

**Oddly Familiar** · August 5th, 2006, 11:19 PM

I'm enjoying the responses I have received from this.

July 30th, 2006, 11:51 PM	#1
Oddly Familiar Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 206	swollen throat dangly thing... A while back I had a huge uvula (the thing that hangs in your mouth). It was literally laying on my tongue. I didn't want to say anything about in fear of going to the doctor, getting a blood test and having it screened for drugs. So I just drank a ton of water and it was gone by the next day. Whew. I was happy. But, for some reason I was curious as to what caused it and decided to google it and stumbled upon this link and thought it would be nice to share it with you guys. So don't freak the hell out the next time this thing is as big as your thumb like I did when I saw it. Right here If you don't want to click that, I'll sum it up for you. Lots of things cause the uvula to flip the hell out. They include: drinking, allergies, smoking, and all sorts of things that you would expect to cause it. The swelling has something to do with dehydration. I don't know why, but it does. The best way to fix it is to "drink a shit ton of water". I looked it up on a few other sites and the use of cocaine can make it huge. Something to do with all the sniffing and stuff. I don't know why I posted that, but I thought it was interesting.

August 5th, 2006, 02:41 AM	#9
Nick M Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,491	I hear the way to deal with a swelled uvula is to heat up a paperclip until it's red hot and just jam it right in there.
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July 31st, 2006, 12:31 PM	#3
faustian bargain Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 2,523	oh great. now i'm aware of it hanging back there in my throat, and it's not even swollen.

July 31st, 2006, 01:18 PM	#4
stach Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 579	Oddly what kind of a health plan do you have where they screen your blood test for drugs if you don't give premission for that?

August 2nd, 2006, 05:25 PM	#5
Oddly Familiar Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 206	I think that all doctors screen blood/urine for drugs on anyone. I'm pretty sure it would have come back clean, I just didn't want to chance it.

August 3rd, 2006, 04:47 PM	#6
Vecsus Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 31	I had an alergic reaction to some funky drug (perscription) I was given while being treated for strep throat while deployed to Bosnia a few years ago. Because of the reaction my uvula swelled up, cracked, and started bleeding. I was sleeping when it started and almost choked to death from the blood. I spent the next 12 hours hooked up to an IV to drive the toxins out of my body. Was one of the most miserable experiences of my life.

August 4th, 2006, 10:33 PM	#7
faustian bargain Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 2,523	i have to stop reading this thread now.

August 5th, 2006, 09:29 PM	#11
faustian bargain Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 2,523	speaking of which, i had the same thing happen to my big toenail - blood blister lived under the nail for a few weeks, was making its way out to the end. yesterday when i was clipping my nails, the nail surface over the blister felt kindof...flaky or something. so of course i picked it off. ew, there was this old nasty junk under there, i guess it was dried blood. so i picked it out. now i have a hole in my toenail. so that's kindof gross. i guess if i had poked it with a paperclip early on, this wouldn't have happened? ****edit: dammit, why am i still on this thread.

August 5th, 2006, 11:19 PM	#12
Oddly Familiar Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 206	I'm enjoying the responses I have received from this.