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What is the Throat?
The throat is a ring-like muscular tube that acts as the passageway for air, food, and liquid. The throat also helps in forming speech. The throat consists of:
- Larynx - houses the vocal cords and is crucial to speech and breathing. The larynx also serves as a passageway to both the trachea (windpipe to the lung) and the esophagus (canal to the stomach).
- Epiglottis - located above the larynx and works with the larynx and vocal cords to push the food into the esophagus, therefore keeping food from entering the windpipe.
- Tonsils and adenoids - made up of lymph tissue and are located at the back and the sides of the mouth. They protect against infection, but generally have little purpose beyond childhood
Mouth and Throat Problems
A common throat problem is drying out of the throat due to breathing compressed air. This is relatively easily treated afterwards. Mouth problems include teeth so divers must look after thier teeth. If a cavity is obstructed by food the tooth may collapse on descent or if air leaked into an ill fitting filling, the tooth may explode on ascent. This is very painful. A dental bridge must fit well of it may be swallowed when kicked by somebody else’s fin. Diving with dentures should only be permitted if the diver can keep the mouthpiece between his lips and gums.
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