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A member asked:
Is it normal that i can open my mouth and see my tonsils without having to push my tougne down with anything? i always wondered that.
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Totally normal: Sounds like you have a Mallampati Grade 1 airway. Makes you easy to intubate.
Answered 3/29/2017
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