Sentences with phrase «upper airway syndrome»

Brachycephalic upper airway syndrome (due to exaggerated facial characteristics of the breed)

We invite pet owners with animals who suffer from brachycephalic upper airway syndrome to contact our Stonebridge Animal Hospital office for a consultation.

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Few physicians believe that sleeping on stomach could be good for babies with severe gastroesophageal reflux or certain upper - airway malformations like Pierre Robin Syndrome, which lead to acute airway obstruction episodes.

«Clinical trial underway to evaluate upper airway stimulation therapy for sleep apnea in adolescent patients with Down Syndrome.»

Before diagnosis and treatment, Borelli was forced to give up many of his professional and personal interests because of the health problems caused by upper - airway resistance syndrome.

He settled on Christian Guilleminault, a venerated clinician and researcher at Stanford Medical School, who diagnosed him with upper - airway resistance syndrome (UARS), a condition in which the airway is partially obstructed during sleep.

She also provides therapy for craniofacial pain, upper airway resistance syndrome and sleep breathing disorders for children and adults.

This syndrome refers to a set of upper airway abnormalities:

In this article he explains a potentially serious breathing problem that can affect brachycephalic breeds — brachycephalic upper airway obstructive syndrome.

Dr. Philipp Mayhew, an associate professor in the Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, got a grant for a multi-departmental collaboration — with Dr. Stanley Marks in Medicine and Epidemiology — to study the effect of upper - airway surgical treatment on brachycephalic dog breeds (including Bulldogs, Boston terriers, pugs, boxers, shih tzus, Pekingese) with obstruction syndrome in their lower esophageal area.

Some dogs with brachycephalic syndrome may also have a narrow trachea (windpipe), collapse of the larynx (the cartilages that open and close the upper airway), or paralysis of the laryngeal cartilages.

Ciliary dyskinesis - This is a syndrome which has been reported in the Chinese Shar - Pei in which the cilia (microscopic hair - like projections on the epithelial cells which line the upper airways) are malformed or nonexistent.

Dogs who are overweight or suffer from brachycephalic syndrome — upper airway abnormalities typically affecting flat - faced breeds — are most likely to experience the condition.