Upper-airway Sentence Examples

He received atropine 500 mcg premedication and then topical local anesthesia to the mucosa of his upper airway.

The center has approximately 30 staff members who are trained to help people seeking help for snoring due to sleep apnea or upper airway resistance syndrome.

This surgery leaves the uvula intact, while still reducing excess tissues in the upper airway to improve OSA symptoms.

When the valve is opened at night, air flows directly into the trachea, bypassing any blockages in the upper airway.

The interventions include oral devices and surgery in the upper airway passage used for the treatment of sleep disorders.

Granger offers a custom-fit oral device, SilentNight that opens the upper airway passage, preventing snoring from occurring.

In addition to these dentists providing appliances that fit within the mouth to improve airflow, these professionals also specialized in upper airway surgical procedures.

This may include an oral appliance or an upper airway surgery depending on the conditions.

The only time dentists use surgery as a solution is when the anatomy of the individual is the main contributing factor in the upper airway obstruction.

Playing the didgeridoo may help strengthen and train the upper airway muscles.

Like vocal training, exercising the upper airway passage using the musical instrument requires more research into its effectiveness.

The product works by using pressurized air to keep the upper airway passage open.

Aerosolized racemic epinephrine as well as oral dexamethasone (a steroid) may be used to help shrink the upper airway swelling.

Hypopnea-Shallow or excessively slow breathing usually caused by partial closure of the upper airway during sleep, leading to disruption of sleep.

Acute bronchitis, like any upper airway inflammatory process, can increase a child's likelihood of developing pneumonia.

Aspiration pneumonia is a type of pneumonia in which something is aspirated from the upper airway into the lungs.

Viral pneumonia stems primarily from inhaling infected droplets from the upper airway into the lungs.