Sentences with phrase «collapse during respiration»
It is a progressive, degenerative disease of the cartilage rings in which hypocellularity and decreased glycosaminoglycan and calcium content leads to a dynamic airway collapse during respiration.
The honking noise would be indicative of tracheal collapse where the windpipe flattens during normal respiration and causes the characteristic goose honk; treatment may be surgical or medical depending on severity.