NAUGHTY, LAZY EPIGLOTTIS!
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Bill S.Posted
Thu 06 May 2010 2:24pm
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Watch the video. And MARVEL at the LAZINESS of a NAUGHTY EPIGLOTTIS that doesn’t even TRY to close until most of the barium-laced applesauce is past it.
Yes, the epiglottis is controlled by muscles attached to the hyoid bone which is attached to other muscles and ALL muscles are affected by Parkinson’s disease. That’s why so many of us develop
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My Lazy, Lazy Epiglottis!
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Bill S.Posted
Wed 05 May 2010 11:32am
to another bone. Save that for your next Trivial Pursuit game) and my epiglottis that flap that’s supposed to close off your windpipe when you swallow closes enough (most... the hyoid bone control the motion of the epiglottis. My hyoid is supposed to move up and forward further than it does. As a result, the way I understand it, the epiglottis inverts
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Oh, You Lazy, SLUGGISH Epiglottis!
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Bill S.Posted
Wed 12 May 2010 10:24am
because she’s not aware of any such exercises.
So… my hyoid doesn’t move far enough when I swallow, but it does move BRISKLY! My epiglottis was sluggish on at least one occasion (the applesauce swallowing episode where my epiglottis didn’t even TRY to close until most of the applesauce had passed it). But the report said there was no sign of Parkinson’s disease
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Trick of the trade: Endotracheal tube lubrication
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Michelle LinPosted
Wed 26 May 2010 12:00am
Does your endotracheal tube get caught up on a swollen or floppy epiglottis during insertion?
Trick of the Trade: Endotracheal tube lubrication
Occasionally the endotracheal tube may become “caught up” along the epiglottis. Because it is difficult to predict when this may happen, pre-lubricate the endotracheal tube cuff and tip with a thin
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Paucis Verbis card: Angioedema
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Michelle LinPosted
Fri 26 Mar 2010 12:00am
a normal epiglottis and a grossly normal laryngeal anatomy.
An example of an abnormal nasopharyngoscopy image is shown below with a slightly edematous epiglottis, normal vocal
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Consulting the Family Speech Pathologist
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Bill S.Posted
Wed 05 May 2010 3:10pm
’s a grad student, a future speech pathologist.
I just had 4 different speech paths look at your MBS. We all agree your epiglottis is indeed very naughty!
MBS means... watch it slowed down) But that makes sense. It sounds like you have more trouble with liquids. Liquids move very fast, so if you have weak muscles the epiglottis will not close
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Why Humans Choke and Die: A Link to Sleep Apnea
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Dr. Steven P.Posted
Fri 15 Jan 2010 7:00am1 Comment
in man, it's below the tongue. Only humans have a true space behind the tongue called the oropharynx. This is a space created behind the tongue when the epiglottis (the top part of the voice box) separated away from the soft palate. In human infants and animals, the soft palate stays overlapped with the epiglottis, allowing suckling and breathing at the same
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That’s NOT Where the Coffee GOES!
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Bill S.Posted
Sun 02 Jan 2011 9:40am
occasions that it was not beyond me to let liquid and sometimes, even melted cheese get past my epiglottis and into my .
And what did the video show?
A bad, naughty, LAZY epiglottis!
…which struck again this morning.
Sitting there in my recliner, enjoying a cup of coffee. Took a sip. Tried to swallow.
The first part of the swallow went right
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Time For My Swallowing Test!
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Bill S.Posted
Wed 05 May 2010 4:47am
, this will spot it. If liquid is sneaking past my epiglottis, this will show it. If my swallowing reflexes are impaired, this will detect it. If everything’s OK, this will reveal
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Laryngomalacia rears its ugly head again
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Carrie OstreaPosted
Wed 02 Sep 2009 7:55pm
Omega-shaped epiglottis
We met with Dr. Roy on Monday morning. He is the director of Pediatric Otolaryngology at UT Houston. He was the specialist that our pediatrician.... They are not paralyzed by any means.
We saw her omega-shaped epiglottis (most people have horseshoe shaped), and we saw the incredible redness and swelling of her threat. We also saw those two
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