Question 1

why am i having white soft jelly like strands on my mouth that occurs sporadically? mostly at the walls of my cheeks.

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Evaluation: You should see your doctor to be evaluated and have culture from those lesion ,most likely is fungal infection ,so you should be treated.

Question 2

what does herpys on your mouth look like?

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Blitsters or: It can start as fluid filled bubbles on the lips or face, then becoming red and crusty. The appearance depends on if it is the first  exposure or not. Best to see your doctor to have it checked.

Question 3

what could be causing a metal like taste in my mouth?

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Many meds: There are many medications that cause a metallic taste in the mouth.  Clarithromycin, an antibiotic for example, often causes it.  

It is caused by the relatively basic nature of it, on the acid-base scale.  Adding acid will eliminate it.  Take a teaspoon of lemon juice and it will clear it up.

Question 4

what is a slumber guard? is it like a football mouth piece?

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Not exactly...: The slumber guard is a thermoplastic mandibular advancement device that the snorer heats and then molds to provide a custom fit, in order to hold the snorer's lower jaw in a forward extended position.

This moves the base of the tongue away from the back of the airway and the soft palate, removing the obstruction and restoring snore-free breathing.

Question 5

bo smells like onion? mouth taste of onion, what causes this?

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Body smell: Body smell is unique to an individual.
Varies in health ans in disease. Such as in Keto-Acidosis, after heavy smoking, alcohol intake, etc.
Body odor does not come from sweat itself because sweat is odorless. Your body produces two types of sweat: the eccrine sweat and apocrine sweat . The eccrine sweat represents a clear sweat, consisting mostly of water that does not smell and plays an important role in regulating our body temperature. The apocrine sweat that is produced by the glands is thicker and is located mainly near hair follicles, on the groin area, in the armpits and on the scalp. When bacteria contacts with apocrine sweat on the surface of the skin, the release of chemicals produces your body odor.
Women 
A curious study conducted by researchers at Firmenich, a company in Geneva revealed that women's body odor contained high levels of sulphur compound, which together with bacteria, feeding on sweat, produces chemical compound thiol that has a smell of onion. According to their findings, men's sweat was found to contain high levels of fatty acid, which when mixed with bacteria from the underarm, produces the smell, resembling cheese.

Question 6

what do mouth cancers look like?

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Variable: Anything from a red, pink or white patch that stands out, to a usually-painless ulcer that persists for more than two weeks to a cauliflower-like bump.  Mouth cancer often goes through a pre-invasive stage that a physician can spot, biopsy, and treat with expectation of a cure.

Question 7

what is carpal tunnel surgery like?

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Usually very quick: Typically, the operation involves a skin incision over the wrist and an incision through the fibrous layer of tissue that holds everything in the carpal tunnel in place, which essentially allows for more space and relieves the pressure. Then, the skin is closed, and the fibrous tissue usually heals on its own.

Question 8

what does the roof of your mouth look like?

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Pink with ridges: A normal palate is pink, with firmly attached tissue.  There are ridges called rugae towards the front that are alike a finger print and helps give stop points for your tongue during speech and swallowing.  The back of your hard palate is smooth and transitions into the soft palate that vibrates during speech and lifts during swallowing. The uvula is the pink dangling tissue in the center back.

Question 9

what does herpes look like inside the mouth?

Accepted Answer

clusters: Small vesicles that rupture into ulcers that are reddish -grey.

Question 10

do symptoms like mouth swelling go away quickly?

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Depends on: Cause and condition of pt.

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