"Diagnosing and Understanding Vocal Cord Dysfunction"

By Rey Vetangelo


Vocal cord dysfunction, or more commonly known as VCD, can be a very irritating and painful problem for those its affects. Most people have never heard of it, yet it affects more people than you may realize.

This problem is commonly known as paradoxical vocal fold motion, and can be characterized as an abnormal adduction of the vocal cords during the respiratory cycle that produces airflow obstruction at the level of the larynx.

It often mimics persistent asthma, and is often treated with high-dose inhaled or systemic corticosteroids, bronchodilators, multiple emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and, in some cases, tracheostomies, and intubation. It can be quite painful, and very irritating.

First, you want to make sure that you write out your reasons for quitting. Although you may know that nicotine is not good for your body you should be sure that you write out exactly why you are going to stop.

Make quitting a personal matter. Make sure that you understand how you are going to make this process important and personal so that you can continually reference these reasons when things are getting hard.

This is because both groups present with symptoms of wheezing, cough, and dyspnea in most cases. The localization of airflow obstruction to the laryngeal area is an important clinical discriminatory feature in patients with this problem.

You can also try to eat less red meat, and more fish and poultry. A high fiber diet could be effective in preventing and treating many forms of cardiovascular disease, including hypertension.

Third, you should set a date for yourself to have completely kicked the habit. When you set this date you may want to consult with your doctor to ensure that you can consistently cut back on the nicotine consumption.

There are many people that will set dates for a long time out. In reality, you may be able to set your quitting date for only a week from the day that you decide to quit and you want to make sure that your quitting date is not too far out.

In this way, the larynx serves as an upper airway valve to help keep the lungs expanded. For this function, the larynx is richly innervated, and its size is regulated by the activation of striated muscles that are under voluntary and reflexive control.

When you have friends and family around you that will be consuming nicotine you may want to ask them not do it in front of you. Make sure that you are kind and polite when you ask them to abstain from consumption in front of you.

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L-citrulline is also available as a supplement. When eating the fruit, it is also rich in potassium, which may help to keep salt from raising your blood pressure. Not only that, but it has a ninety-two percent water content, which is very good for your system as well. This of course makes sense, with its name.

When you know that something is going to trigger your habit you should be sure that you understand how you are confronting that head on. If you know that you are used to smoking when you are done with a meal, start planning something to do right after you are done eating.

Recent literature suggests a greater emphasis on organic causes such as gastroesophageal reflux and laryngopharyngeal reflux, since the laryngopharynx is highly sensitive to gastric acid irritation.

When you stay busy, you may be able to distract yourself from the craving. As you plan out how you are going to quit you may find that you have the ability to kick your habit.




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