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When a doctor makes a patient say, "ahhh," are they testing the 9th and 10th cranial nerves?

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Perhaps: But the usual approach is to examine mouth, tongue, pharynx and teeth to assess presence of infections, postnasal discharges, abnormal structures.

Answered 4/25/2016

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