Vallecular cysts are mucus retention cyst of salivary gland and might be a cause ofobstructing the laryngeal inlet posing threat to anaesthetist for airway management(1).We present management an adult patient with difficult large vallecular cyst. A16 year old female posted robotic assisted excision under general anaesthesia. After induction anaesthesia, laryngoscopy was attempted C-mac blade si...

BACKGROUND Taste buds located on the aryepiglottal folds and laryngeal surface of the epiglottis are the principal receptors responsible for the initiation of the laryngeal chemoreflex. In contrast to the wealth of information available concerning the ultrastructure of oral taste buds, little comparable data exists for taste buds located at the entrance to the larynx. Therefore, the present stu...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to characterize the swallowing sound and identify the process of sound generation during swallowing in young healthy adults. METHODS Thirty-three healthy volunteers were enrolled and allocated into three experimental groups. In experiment 1, a microphone was attached to one of eight cervical sites in 20 subjects, participants swallowed 5 ml water, and t...

BACKGROUND In equine athletes, dynamic stenotic disorders of the upper airways are often the cause for abnormal respiratory noises and/or poor performance. There are hypotheses, that head and neck flexion may influence the morphology and function of the upper airway and thus could even induce or deteriorate disorders of the upper respiratory tract. Especially the pharynx, without osseous or car...