Benign Stridor Often Mistaken for Laryngospasm

Laryngospasm causes a high-pitched squeak or wheezing sound when a person is trying to breath due to abnormal vocal cord movement. Watch video regarding this condition. Larygnospasm (the most severe form of vocal cord dysfunction ) is commonly misdiagnosed as asthma and patients may go for years labelled as asthmatic even though they may not have it at all. However, though laryngospasm is often the victim of misdiagnosis, there is a condition known as non-organic stridor which is often m…

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New Video Example of "Non-Organic Stridor"

A new video example of a young patient with audible wheezing on fast breathing due to "non-organic stridor" has been posted. Patients with non-organic stridor are often erroneously diagnosed with vocal cord dysfunction (VCD ) or exercise-induced asthma. Indeed, the only thing wrong with patients with non-organic stridor is the fact they produce a wheezy noise while breathing which can be simply controlled by breathing in through the nose or slowing down their breathing rate. No medi…

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