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Laryngospasm
A closure of the larynx that blocks the passage of air to the lungs. This syndrome results from a spasm in the adductor muscles, the muscles closing or bringing the vocal folds together. As soon as your voice box or the area of the windpipe below the voicebox detects the entry of water or other substance, the vocal folds spasm shut.
This works very well to keep water out of the lungs if you start to drown or to keep out that bug that flew down your throat while you were starting to inhale. Those are the benefits, but they make breathing in very difficult. It can happen even when only the sensation is present of something other than air entering the windpipe.
Symptoms
- The symptoms are very characteristic.
- Abrupt, sudden onset.
- May occur anytime, but often noticable when eating and talking simultaneously and something feels like it went down the wrong way.
- May be awakened in the middle of the night unable to breath.
- Feels like you are going to die or never breathe again, yet typically, it lasts less than 30 or 60 seconds.
- Very noisy and difficult breathing in.
- Rather easy breathing out, still able to cough.
- Faster breathing in makes it worse. Knowing what the condition is and its short duration helps patients deal with the episodes more confidently.
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