The Musculoskeletal Consequences of Mouth Breathing in Adults: A Systematic Review
Chronic mouth breathing can have a negative impact on posture, cause temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMD), reduced masticatory muscle activity and efficiency, and suprahyoid muscle overuse. Postural changes include a head forward posture and increased lumbar lordosis.
Raewyn G. Campbell +13 more
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Bullying experiences of youth with neuromuscular disorders and their well-being: A survey study. [PDF]
Ippolito C +4 more
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A Scoping Review of Laryngeal Edema Rating Scales for Extubated Acute Respiratory Failure Survivors
This scoping review identified existing laryngeal edema rating scales and evaluated whether any are adequately designed for post‐extubation acute respiratory failure (ARF) survivors. Across 35 included studies, most used subjective binary classifications and only the RTOG and Patterson Edema scales had operational definitions and reliability/validity ...
Lalita Sabat +4 more
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Cervical Inlet Patches in R‐CPD: An Unrecognized Predictor of Treatment Failure
This retrospective cohort study identified cervical inlet patches (CIP) in 19.8% of patients undergoing cricopharyngeal botulinum toxin injection for R‐CPD. CIP presence and increasing age independently predicted failure to sustain a long‐term treatment response, suggesting that CIP may be an underrecognized factor in R‐CPD treatment durability ...
Andrew Geoffrey Tritter +2 more
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Perioperative Anesthetic Management in Pediatric Scoliosis Surgery: A Narrative Review with Focus on Neuromuscular Disorders. [PDF]
Nedomová B +5 more
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Characterizing Post Tonsillectomy Respiratory Complications in Patients Under Three
ABSTRACT Objective To characterize the postoperative respiratory complications in children < 3 years old who underwent tonsillectomy. Methods Retrospective chart review of patients < 3 years old at time of tonsillectomy. Demographics, comorbidities, polysomnography results, intraoperative factors, and postoperative respiratory complications ...
Nathan E. Lu +4 more
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Evaluating pediatric peripheral neuromuscular disorders using deep neural networks on electrodiagnostic data. [PDF]
Cooray GK, Nastasi L, Motan D, Deeb J.
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Association of Glucagon‐Like Peptide—1 Receptor Analogues and Laryngeal Symptoms in Obese Adults
Table 1 succinctly quantifies the time‑dependent association between GLP‑1RA/GIP therapy and laryngeal symptoms, demonstrating modest but statistically robust increases in outcomes such as cough and voice/resonance disorders by 6 months. It provides clinically actionable absolute risks, odds ratios, and hazard ratios that can directly inform counseling,
Priyanka Shah +4 more
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