Word: airways
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...some folks are so sensitive to peanuts that eating them can trigger anaphylactic shock, in which the airway closes off and blood pressure can drop precipitously. In these people, even the smell of peanuts can provoke asthma-like reactions. Allergists estimate that 125 people die each year from food allergies, usually to peanuts, compared with about 50 deaths from allergic reactions to beestings...
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...Byrne was shocked when he first viewed his airway tissue. It was "very abnormal, with a lot of scarring," and convinced him that "having a severe childhood disease and not treating it can change the airway forever." He believes that early treatment, particularly with inhaled steroids, outweighs the risk of side effects for children with recurrent asthma...
...anatomy, lying on the tummy does not allow the jaw to fall forward as it does in an adult," says British pediatrician Peter Fleming, who has studied sleeping position for more than a decade. "It pushes the jaw slightly backward, and with a huge tongue and small airways, that may actually contribute to airway obstruction." Babies also sleep more deeply on their stomach than on their back and take longer to awaken -- perhaps fatally longer -- if something goes wrong physiologically. Other theories suggest that babies who sleep on their stomach become more easily overheated, which weakens their respiratory drive...
...sufferer is snoozing, throat muscles that keep breathing passages open relax so much that the airway closes. As much as a minute may pass before the sleeper gasps for air and rouses briefly. In a study reported in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers found that 4% of women and 9% of men stopped breathing at least 15 times an hour during a night's sleep. Because they are seldom fully awake, most apnea sufferers are unaware that their sleep is disrupted. The only clue may come from a bed partner whose own rest is disturbed by the breathing...