airway
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An expert might suggest treating nasal obstruction or allergies, if this is what is causing snoring, or wearing a custom mouthguard to gently push the lower jaw forward and keep the airway open.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
On social media and in state legislatures, they are plugging portable anti-choking devices, designed to suction stuck food or other objects from a person’s airway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
"An oral pill that targets the underlying neuromuscular drivers of airway collapse during sleep could help address this gap and broaden the range of effective options for patients who remain untreated today."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
We call it tripoding, which is particular to upper respiratory infections and airway swelling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Then he slid the scope over Monet’s tongue and pushed the tongue out of the way so that he could see down the airway past the epiglottis, a dark hole leading inward to the lungs.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
Epithelial tissues in adults are already known to remove dying cells in places including the retina, colon, airways and mammary gland.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2026
Standard procedure mandates that anyone suspected of smoke inhalation receives a bronchoscopic examination of their airways.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
That’s sputum, the mucus found deep in the airways.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
“Due to the unique anatomy of their airways, bulldogs can experience more respiratory distress in their golden years and may also have a harder time regulating their temperature as a result,” Greenstein says.
From MarketWatch ● May 19, 2026
He made a gurgling sound—secretions clogging his airways.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
