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Showing posts with label inhalation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label inhalation. Show all posts

September 29, 2016

Laryngomalacia Video in an Infant with Squeaky Breathing

A video has been created showing what laryngomalacia (floppy infant airway) looks like from the inside. Both normal infant airway as well as infant with moderately severe laryngomalacia is shown including audio. Infants with laryngomalacia have what parents hear as a "squeaky" or "noisy" breathing, especially on inhalation. Although most infants outgrow this condition, some require surgical intervention (supraglottoplasty) due to failure to thrive, inadequate oxygen…
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October 11, 2011

Respiratory Spasmodic Dysphonia

Respiratory spasmodic dysphonia is one of the most rare subtypes of a class of laryngeal dystonia collectively known as spasmodic dysphonia . It is also known more accurately as laryngeal adductor breathing dystonia or respiratory spasmodic dystonia or respiratory laryngeal dystonia. Introduction Spasmodic dysphonia is a type of dystonia in which there are involuntary muscle spasms or contractions of the muscles involved in voice production. This disorder is similar to the involuntary…
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