Vocal Cord Botox Injections to Treat Asthma???

Yup... It's true... A clinical trial  is under way in Australia to see if botox injections to the vocal cords can improve the shortness of breath some asthmatics have. Though nobody disputes that asthma is a pulmonary problem, it is not uncommon that the vocal cords in asthmatics may be dysfunctional exacerbating the breathing problem. What is meant by dysfunctional? It's when the vocal cords come together when the person is trying to breath. It is also known as paradoxical vocal …

6/29/2011 3

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Video of Exercise Induced Vocal Cord Dysfunction

Vocal cord dysfunction (also known as paradoxical vocal cord movement) is a condition where the true vocal cords (TVC) do not move the way they are supposed to. Normally, the vocal cords move apart (abduct) when breathing and come together (adduct) when talking. Vocal cord dysfunction is when the vocal cords adduct (come together) when breathing resulting in shortness of breath and at its worst, complete airway obstruction resulting in stridor known as laryngospasm. The video shown …

4/01/2011 3

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What Is a Pulmonary Stress Test?

Image by Wikipedia At least in the ENT world, a pulmonary stress test is a very useful test when evaluating a patient with symptoms of shortness of breath, stridor, and/or wheezing that occurs only when exercising. The most common reason for an ENT evaluation in these patients is to determine whether paradoxical vocal cord motion is occurring or some other pathology such as tracheomalacia or laryngomalacia . Usually, the patient has already undergone extensive pulmonary testing for asthma…

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New Video Uploaded of Adult Laryngomalacia

A new video has been uploaded to our website showing what laryngomalacia looks like in an adult. This patient also happens to have a right vocal cord paralysis. Because of the vocal cord paralysis, there is some hooding of her arytenoid mucosa resulting in partial airway blockage, especially with strong inhalation breath (and produces a slight wheezing sound as well). Click here to check it out!

8/03/2009 0

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