Surgical treatments for persistent cases include using a structure inside the airway to prop it open — a stent — but that approach irritates the trachea, says John Bent, an associate professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and director of pediatric otolaryngology at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City. (scientificamerican.com)
«Sucking promotes oral - muscle function and muscle development,» says Nina L. Shapiro, M.D., assistant professor of pediatric otolaryngology at the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine. (fitpregnancy.com)
«This result has major implications for all children who fail their newborn hearing screening since speech and language outcomes depend upon early hearing loss diagnosis,» said Albert Park, co-author and chief of the U's pediatric otolaryngology division. (sciencedaily.com)