Our dog underwent soft palate and nasal surgery in May. A surgery I was not sold on, but heavily convinced into by the surgeon. Following his surgery, 1.5 weeks later, I voiced concern to the surgeon who performed the surgery during an appointment about his breathing. Though Winston was having respiratory issues at the time of the visit, the veterinarian showed no concern and he was discharged without further instruction but to bring him back in two weeks for suture removal.
On June 14th our dog went into respiratory distress and was rushed to a nearby Animal Emergency Room and was immediately intubated, sedated, and eventually trached due to the severity of the respiratory distress. Our dog remained in the care of this emergency hospital l from June 14th, 2021, until June 17th, 2021. During his time there he has been under the care of a specialty surgeon - who attempted to contact the original surgeon several times without success. Our specialty surgeon needed to speak with them regarding our dog's surgery, and to fill them in on his condition.
Our dog's condition, direct visualization by the specialty surgeon at the ER revealed that his soft palate had adhered and scarred to the roof of his mouth, effectively closing off his nasopharynx, leaving him unable to breathe through his nose. The complication is the direct result of the surgical intervention performed by the surgeon in May. Thankfully, the specialty surgeon was able to locate the thin area of scar tissue, open it up with instruments and a balloon dilator. Due to the specialty surgeon, and the ER's Internal Medicine & Radiology team never having experienced this type of condition, they are hopeful but not certain this procedure will completely cure our dog's condition. Our dog was able to come home for the weekend after his discharge on June 17th, 2021, thanks to his stoma from the temporary trach that was placed during his stay at the ER. Due to the uncertainty of this procedure and its success factor, our dog had another balloon dilator procedure on Tuesday, June 22nd, and will go for another one on Tuesday, June 29th, 2021.
As it stands, we have paid the ER $10,008.24, not including the upcoming procedure on Tuesday, June 29th, 2021, the initial surgery, or any future complications he may not have.
We reached out to an attorney and he stated we had no standing due to a form we signed before the initial surgery stating we do not hold the surgeon accountable for anything that may go wro
... keep reading on reddit ➡Many scientists are saying that the Delta variant causes there to be around 1000x more virus present in the nasopharynx of people than previous strains of SARS-CoV-2, even in breakthrough infections.
There is also data from earlier in the pandemic explaining that there is a significant likelihood of false negative test results from rapid antigen tests, especially in asymptomatic carriers.
So I am curious about whether or not the Delta variant's increased viral load will decrease the rate of false negative test results from rapid antigen tests. In other words, could the trait (higher viral load) that makes Delta more transmissible help improve the sensitivity of rapid antigen tests?
How will they be testing people who arrive for on-campus housing?? Swabbing the nasopharynx or taking the saliva sample? Does anyone know? Thanks!!
If you can block off nasal airflow with the back of your tongue and then bring it forward until nasal airflow is resumed, does this mean that your tongue is making decent contact with your soft palate?
DeepL from source:
Novel coronavirus: Detection of infectious viruses in the nasopharynx in persons with weak symptoms
Investigations of the Munich case group provide new insights into the transmissibility of the virus
Studies by Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, the Institute for Microbiology of the German Armed Forces and the Munich Schwabing Clinic have shown that some of the patients with coronavirus infection currently being treated at the Munich Schwabing Clinic show infectious viral infections in their nasopharynx, even with mild symptoms, independently of the lungs. The research groups conclude that even infected patients with mild symptoms can transmit the virus.
The Institute of Virology of the Charité and the Institute of Microbiology of the German Armed Forces have been supporting the diagnosis of this new viral infection since the first German 2019 nCoV case occurred. As part of control examinations, both laboratories regularly and independently check the virus excretions of the patients cared for at the Munich Schwabing Clinic. During these examinations, it was found in several cases that infectious virus from the nasopharynx can be cultured in cell cultures of only slightly symptomatic patients. The symptoms of the patients examined resembled more a harmless cold than a serious pneumonia. At the same time, both laboratories found evidence that the novel coronavirus reproduces in the nasopharynx and digestive tract of the affected patients independently of the lungs.
These observations are clear indications that the virus is already transmissible in mild or incipient cold symptoms (sore throat, signs of an acute sinus infection, mild general feeling of illness without fever).
The investigations were conducted by Prof. Dr. Christian Drosten, Director of the Institute of Virology at the Campus Charité Mitte, Colonel Dr. Roman Wölfel from the Institute of Microbiology of the German Armed Forces and Prof. Dr. Clemens Wendtner from the Munich Schwabing Clinic. The results were communicated to the Robert Koch Institute and the Standing Working Group of Competence and Treatment Centres for Diseases caused by Highly Pathogenic Agents (STAKOB). The publication of the data in a professional journal is in preparation.
Today I had my mouth open and a pesky fly flew in my mouth, and unfortunately instead of swallowing him, he went up my nasopharynx and possibly into the right maxillary sinus. I could feel him squirming and moving while I spluttered and coughed for 5 minutes and then he was still.
I did swallow a lot of phlegm but not sure if his drowned body is still up there.
This is 2 days before booked dives on the great barrier reef...
The doctor in my (landlocked) town has no idea if I can safely dive or not.
Which begs the question: if you had no symptoms, would you scuba with a dead fly in your sinus?
The Krishna-Yajur veda, yoga-kundalini upanishad talks about the tongue after entering the nasopharynx and resting comfortably in front of the nasal septum going much further before Khechari mudra being considered complete.
A rough translation of the passed is krishna yajur veda - yoga kundalini upanishad focused only on Khechari mudra. The tongue first enters the bhram-dvar a cavity in the skull after penetrating the 10th door (dasa dvar) then it occupies the cavity fully then penetrates the adamantine door which is impentrable call the bhramgal and eventually breaks into the bhramrand which is a pin sized hole that only the very tip of the tongue can access. The moment its complete the yogi tastes the nectar of the gods and attains samadhi for the first time. This is when Khechari is said to be complete.
Is there any guru living today that has completed this mudra? I have scoured the internet and found 2 or 3 people who claim this but I want to know if you know of someone through word of mouth?
I have practiced and experienced alot of this to be true and am desperately seeking someone who has walked and completed this path before me for advice. This is a request of a humble sadhak to the yoga community. Do any of you know of a guru who has mastered Khechari in its entirety ?
That's pretty much the whole tip. You can do it either way: Mouth to nose or nose to mouth. Those blessed with being abled to choose will probably do it the former way.
My father taught me this; He was at the swim team during his days of medical school, and would catch a cold often enough.
There are bonus points for salty water, as it keeps the isotonic standard.
