Laryngeal hypersensitivity in the World Trade Center-exposed population: the role for respiratory retraining.

McCabe, Daniel; Altman, Kenneth W · Am J Respir Crit Care Med · 2012

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Abstract

Upper airway symptoms among responders to the terrorist attack on 9/11 are progressive and multifactorial. For those symptoms that are laryngeal in origin, we are using a multidisciplinary approach that includes respiratory retraining and laryngeal desensitization through a speech pathologist trained in airway disorders. Our treatment paradigm and laryngeal hypersensitivity are discussed in this essay.

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