A WOMAN now has her gag reflex in her ear after a “rotten lychee” looking tumour was removed from her neck. Doctors cut a “huge” lump out of the nanny’s neck and grafted part of her nerve to her ear.

A start-up company formed by a group of current and former students from Miami University is targeting a common problem in dentistry for which there are few effective solutions: the gag reflex.

A woman who had a tumour removed from her throat needed to learn how to swallow again - but it has left her gag reflex in her ear. Bella Johnston, 30, was 14 when she first started losing weight ...

The gag reflex, also known as the pharyngeal reflex or laryngeal spasm, is a contraction of the back of the throat triggered by an object touching the roof of your mouth, the back of your tongue, the ...

The gagging reflex is a physiological reaction which safeguards the airway from foreign bodies. In some people this response is exaggerated to the extent that the acceptance/provision of dental ...

A woman who underwent surgery to remove a tumour from her throat had to relearn how to swallow and now has her gag reflex in her ear. Bella Johnston, 30, began losing weight rapidly at the age of 14, ...

When performing a rapid strep test or throat culture, instruct the patient to take a deep breath through the mouth just prior to placing the tongue depressor on the tongue. When obtaining the specimen ...