Sentences with phrase «of larynx»

Paralysis of the larynx develops as well as loss of control of the face and jaw muscles.

Severely affected dogs can experience collapse of the larynx and require a permanent tracheostomy (a hole in the throat for breathing).

According to the Cambridge Veterinary School, removing everted laryngeal saccules is a «simple and effective procedure to open the ventral part of the larynx» and can greatly improve comfort in dogs with BAS.

The result is inflammation of the larynx and trachea, and it's the inflammation that causes the coughing reflex in your pup.

The tip of the soft palate and the edges of the larynx are often inflamed (swollen and red).

Generally, brachycephalic breeds have a thick tongue that makes visualization of the larynx in an awake animal very difficult.

Attempts to restrain the patient and retract the tongue sufficiently to allow visualization of the larynx are generally unsuccessful.

In chronic cases, the cartilages of the larynx become inflexible and begin to collapse, further narrowing the airway.

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.

The structure of their larynx is different and located further down that normal house cats.

Some of the health conditions known to affect the Alaskan Husky breed include hypothyroidism, progressive retinal atrophy, congenital deformation of the larynx, and various stomach and bowel issues.

The procedure involves permanently tying back one side of the larynx in order to allow Duke to breathe more easily.

Potential purchasers of yearlings and even foals at public sales increasingly ask for endoscopic examinations («scoping») of the larynx and pharynx to be performed in an attempt to assess «soundness of wind».

Additionally, these dogs may have noisy breathing, a change in their bark, or even difficulty breathing due to involvement of the larynx and laryngeal folds in the throat.

The beveled end of the tube is then used to gently wedge the other cartilage folds of the larynx apart so the tube can be passed down the trachea during inspiration.

The soft palate which is the soft fleshy continuation of the roof of the mouth is usually too long and blocks the opening of the larynx and trachea.

PURRING or MURMURS The sound of purring is formed by the cat's vocal cords and the muscles of the their larynx.

Other differences in the structure of the larynx may be at work here as well, but I can't find a lion that will talk to me about it.

The laryngeal saccules are the small structures located on either side of the larynx, in between the vocal chord folds.

This means no expanding and opening of the larynx for a deep breath; the laryngeal folds simply flop weakly and flaccidly.

If the sedation is too deep for the diagnosis to be obvious, a respiratory stimulant called Dopram ® (doxapram hydrochloride) is given intravenously to stimulate several deep breaths so that the function of the larynx is clear.

An aerial view (looking down from above) of the larynx.

By repositioning one of the arytenoids the opening of the larynx is made larger.

Laryngeal paralysis results when the abductor muscles of the larynx can not work properly.

Surgeries involving removing part of the larynx have been associated with a 30 % mortality rate in laryngeal paralysis patients.

Hypoplasia of larynx: a condition where the larynx (cartilage of the «voice box») fails to develop fully.

She has a special interest in developing comparative animal models that investigate the biology and biomechanics of the larynx.

During the procedure, a videoendoscopy system is used to capture video of the larynx while a horse is exercised.

An extraordinary Sally Hawkins is Elisa, an orphan discovered by the banks of a river, her neck scarred from the removal of her larynx as a child.

One of these conditions is metabolic acidosis, which can lead to acid reflux and an increased risk of cancer of the larynx.

Individuals with vitamin B12 deficiency have been shown susceptible to having constricted airflow, inflammation of the larynx, and nerve damage that can contribute to coughing (18).

Croup, otherwise known as largeotracheobronchits, meaning inflammation of the larynx, trachea and bronchitis, is one of the most common occurrences in children between the ages of six months and three years old.

A major recent review found that compared to those eating less than an apple a day, those eating just one or more had less risk of oral cancer, less cancer of the larynx, less breast cancer, less colon cancer, less kidney cancer, and less ovarian cancer.

It's unclear what type of throat cancer Moran had, but the term is usually used to describe either cancer of the larynx (also known as the voicebox) or the pharynx (the upper portion of the throat, behind the mouth and nasal cavity).

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The next step based on these novel head and neck cancer discoveries, the scientists agree, is to tease out how the genes function in normal cells, whether they form the lining of the larynx, pharynx, or another anatomical site affected by head and neck cancer.

With a recent K23 Career Development Award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Johnson is investigating whether group singing training with older adults in residential retirement communities will improve the structure of the larynx, giving the adults stronger, more powerful voices.

In order to do this, I need to look at how the muscles of the larynx move in real time.»

Male birds tend to be better singers than females — but does the basis for this difference lie in the brain or in the syrinx, the bird equivalent of our larynx?

«Many patients with advanced form of larynx cancer not receiving recommended treatment: Results show significantly worse survival rates with chemoradiation compared to total laryngectomy.»

Despite findings of previous studies and published guidelines, nearly two - thirds of patients with T4a larynx («voice box») cancer are not receiving a total laryngectomy (surgical removal of the larynx), the recommended form of treatment, and as a result, have significantly worse survival rates versus those treated with a total laryngectomy, a new study published in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics by experts at Penn Medicine found.

He is particularly keen to study a gene called FOXP2, believed to be involved in muscle control of the larynx.

The larynx plays an important role in speaking and swallowing, but most importantly in breathing: when you breathe, the muscles of the larynx pull the vocal cords apart so that air can flow into the lungs.

Titze and his colleagues, Tobias Riede of Midwestern University in Glendale, Arizona and Ted Mau of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, compiled measurements of larynx characteristics for 16 species, including humans and animals ranging from mice to elephants.

Stimulation of the larynx by ingested matter produces a strong cough reflex to protect the lungs.

According to Ingo Titze, director of the National Center for Voice and Speech at the University of Utah, vocal cords are able to produce a wide range of sound frequencies because of the larynx's ability to stretch vocal cords and the cords» molecular composition.

The best measure of larynx size is the hyoid, a U-shaped bone that supports the tongue and larynx; its size varies from only 8 cubic centimeters in some species to 110 cubic centimeters — 14 times larger — in others.

The stereotypical sound of human laughter is an aspirated h, followed by a vowel, usually a, and largely because of our larynx is rich in harmonics.

Spasmodic dysphonia causes involuntary movement of the larynx that can lead to extensive vocal strain.

Most of the time, a barky cough comes from croup, a swelling of the larynx (voice box) and trachea (windpipe).