Background Laryngeal or vocal cord dysfunction has long been regarded as a mimic of
asthma; however, recent evidence indicates that it may be a significant comorbid condition …

COVID-19 is a global health crisis that has been affecting our daily lives throughout the past
year. The symptomatology of COVID-19 is heterogeneous with a severity continuum. Many …

Obesity may be associated with increased tissue bulk in the laryngeal airway, neck, and
chest wall, and as such may affect vocal function. Eight obese and eight nonobese adults …

Background Laryngeal disorders can contribute to disease burden in severe asthma yet the
nature of laryngeal disorders in severe asthma is poorly understood. Objective The aim of …

We introduce Surfboard, an open-source Python library for extracting audio features with
application to the medical domain. Surfboard is written with the aim of addressing pain …

Non-speech sounds (cough, wheeze) are typically known to perform better than speech
sounds for asthmatic and healthy subject classification. In this work, we use sustained …

Objectives: We evaluated the prevalence of dysphonia and secondary laryngeal symptoms
among patients with allergic rhinitis (AR), nonallergic rhinitis (NAR), and no rhinitis …

Featured Application This work represents a proof of concept for COPD patient supervision,
which can lead to a potential application related to home monitoring for clinicians working …

Introduction Vocal cord dysfunction/inducible laryngeal obstruction (VCD/ILO) is an
important medical condition but understanding of the condition is imperfect. It occurs in …

Chronic respiratory diseases refer to a group of lung diseases that affect the airways and
cause difficulty in breathing. Respiratory diseases are one of the leading causes of death …