The vagus nerve is an indispensable body-brain connection that controls vital aspects of
autonomic physiology like breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, and gut motility, reflexes …

Respiration is a brain function on which our lives essentially depend. Control of respiration
ensures that the frequency and depth of breathing adapt continuously to metabolic needs. In …

Sensory neurons initiate defensive reflexes that ensure airway integrity. Dysfunction of
laryngeal neurons is life-threatening, causing pulmonary aspiration, dysphagia, and …

Abstract The 8-point Penetration-Aspiration Scale (PAS) was introduced to the field of
dysphagia in 1996 and has become the standard method used by both clinicians and …

Phonation critically depends on precise controls of laryngeal muscles in coordination with
ongoing respiration. However, the neural mechanisms governing these processes remain …

Refractory chronic cough (RCC) and unexplained chronic cough (UCC) are common
problems seen in primary care and subspecialty clinics. The role of cough hypersensitivity …

In response to an increase in osmolarity or a decrease in plasma volume, surgical patients
often experience thirst during the perioperative period. Thirst causes intense discomfort for …

Background: The application of fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) in the
pediatric dysphagia protocol requires specialized knowledge of pediatric conditions that …

Objective This study examined the number of therapy sessions required to sufficiently
improve (exercise) induced laryngeal obstruction (EILO/ILO) symptoms for discharge …

Airway neuroendocrine (NE) cells have been proposed to serve as specialized sensory
epithelial cells that modulate respiratory behavior by communicating with nearby nerve …