Laryngostenosis

Laryngo-stenosis is a narrowing of the lumen of the larynx that occurs as a result of excessive muscle contraction or mechanical compression of the neurovascular apparatus along the glottis in its anatomical location.

Symptoms of the disease With different degrees of stenosis, these symptoms may differ from each other, but a number of signs are always observed: - Due to decreased lumen and paralysis of the vocal folds, difficulties arise when speaking and singing. - A constant sensation of a lump or foreign body in the throat interferes with normal breathing, both at rest and under stress. - Spasmodic attacks are often repeated. - Pain in the throat area occurs from time to time.

What is laryngostosis? Laryngostenosis, or stenosis of the larynx, is the inability of the organ to fully expand due to the narrowing of its lumen, which is manifested by difficulty breathing in children in the first months of life. In addition, a reactive inflammatory process is formed in the larynx. Normally, the diameter of the lumen of the larynx is 4 mm, the lumen during active sucking movements is 1.3 mm. Normally, the lumen of the larynx is the narrowest - up to two and a half millimeters; at the moment of air passage in a newborn, the diameter of the throat is already for a six-year-old child. By artificially increasing the lumen and narrowing it, the sound of crying is produced. During sleep, for various reasons, the muscles that normalize the larynx can spasm. Emergency conditions such as asphyxia occur. Young patients with problems with the laryngeal wall are treated by an otolaryngologist and a pediatric surgeon.