Laryngeal motion during exercise

Citation
Mm. Beaty et al., Laryngeal motion during exercise, LARYNGOSCOP, 109(1), 1999, pp. 136-139
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Otolaryngology
Journal title
LARYNGOSCOPE
ISSN journal
0023852X → ACNP
Volume
109
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
136 - 139
Database
ISI
SICI code
0023-852X(199901)109:1<136:LMDE>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Objective: To compare laryngoscopically observed changes in the larynx duri ng exercise in persons with exercise-induced laryngomalacia (EIL) with chan ges in asymptomatic control subjects. Study Design: Clinical study using a standardized exercise protocol. Methods: Subjects exercised an an increment al ergometer: videotaped recordings of the larynx were obtained through the entire exercise; pulmonary function tests were completed before and/or imm ediately after the exercise. Results: Laryngeal lumen size decreases during exercise in subjects with EIL. Conclusion: Subjects with EIL had a signifi cant decrease in laryngeal lumen size during exercise compared with asympto matic control subjects.