airway

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This helps lower the likelihood that the upper airway will collapse during sleep, which is the main cause of obstructive sleep apnea.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026

This reaction can contribute to airway inflammation and breathing difficulties in the lungs.

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026

Patients with asthma, a comorbid disease that frequently occurs along with atopic dermatitis, showed a median 56% reduction in fractional exhaled nitric oxide, a measure of airway inflammation.

From Barron's • Dec. 8, 2025

People in the study with obstructed sleep apnea who used a continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, machine had a reduced risk of developing Parkinson’s later on, the study said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

It was as if he had been breathing through a straw and was finally able to use his whole airway to inhale again.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young