4 Easy Acupressure Points to Help Suppress the Gag Reflux

Описание: Given doctors often look in the mouth, the gag reflex is something that is encountered all too often. Suppressing it is even more important when testing or biopsy of an oral mass is required. But suppressing it can be a challenge. Interestingly, 1/3 of the human population lack a gag reflex.

The gag reflex has both a physical as well as mental component. The physical gag reflex can be suppressed... However, the mental gag reflex (i.e., looking at vomit) may be so severe that only sedation can truly suppress it. In such sensitive individuals, merely looking at a tongue blade will trigger a gag.

The gag or pharyngeal reflex is due to a reflex arc starting with a sensory stimulus and ends with muscle contraction. The sensory nerves responsible include principally cranial nerves 9 and 10 with possible contribution of 5. The anatomic areas innervated by these nerves include the tongue, palate, and pharynx.

For more information and other gag suppression techniques beyond acupressure:
https://blog.fauquierent.net/2015/06/...

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References:
Pharyngeal sensation and gag reflex in healthy subjects. Lancet 345:487–488 (1995)

Nausea control by needling at acupuncture point Neiguan (PC6) during an intraoral impression-taking procedure. J Acupunct Meridian Stud. 2014 Dec;7(6):318-23. doi: 10.1016/j.jams.2014.04.009. Epub 2014 Jun 24.

Gag Reflex: No More A Gag To A Dentist The Behavioral Techniques, Pharmacological Techniques, Acupressure and Acupuncture in Controlling the Gag Reflex - A Review. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol. 11 No. 01 January’12

Altering the Gag Reflex Via a Palm Pressure Point. J Am Dent Assoc 2008;139;1365-1372

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