TY - CHAP
T1 - Laryngeal considerations in complex breathlessness
AU - Haines, Jemma
AU - Slinger, Claire
AU - Smith, Jacky
AU - Selby, Julia
PY - 2022/9/1
Y1 - 2022/9/1
N2 - When healthy, the larynx fulfils highly integrated, synchronised roles of respiration, airway protection, swallowing and phonation. When normal laryngeal function is disrupted, a range of symptoms may arise, affecting breathing, voice and sensation. Laryngeal dysfunction provides a unifying concept to describe overlapping laryngeal symptoms and is an important consideration in the assessment and management of complex breathlessness. A conceptual framework is presented that proposes a common, mechanistic link between different manifestations of laryngeal dysfunction, i.e. that laryngeal hypersensitivity leads to sensory hyperresponsiveness. Guided by this framework, various forms of laryngeal dysfunction are presented, with a holistic and multidisciplinary approach to assessment and management.
AB - When healthy, the larynx fulfils highly integrated, synchronised roles of respiration, airway protection, swallowing and phonation. When normal laryngeal function is disrupted, a range of symptoms may arise, affecting breathing, voice and sensation. Laryngeal dysfunction provides a unifying concept to describe overlapping laryngeal symptoms and is an important consideration in the assessment and management of complex breathlessness. A conceptual framework is presented that proposes a common, mechanistic link between different manifestations of laryngeal dysfunction, i.e. that laryngeal hypersensitivity leads to sensory hyperresponsiveness. Guided by this framework, various forms of laryngeal dysfunction are presented, with a holistic and multidisciplinary approach to assessment and management.
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/8c97ba71-e6b9-3b5b-8403-01e7dc8af485/
U2 - 10.1183/2312508X.10013021
DO - 10.1183/2312508X.10013021
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9781849841511
VL - 97
T3 - ERJ Open Research
SP - 75
EP - 91
BT - Complex Breathlessness
A2 - Hull, James H.
A2 - Haines, Jemma
PB - European Respiratory Society
ER -