A laryngectomy is a major surgery that is done to remove your voice box, or larynx. Your larynx is the part of your throat that contains your voice box. It’s located at the upper end of your windpipe ...

Tracheotomy refers to the opening or incision made during a medical procedure to aid breathing, called a tracheostomy. Many people use these terms interchangeably. When used as a synonym for ...

A collapsed trachea occurs when the cartilage in your throat becomes softer and begins to fall inward. You may be born with it, or it may develop because of a condition, treatment, or injury. A ...

A percutaneous tracheostomy is a procedure doctors perform when someone needs long-term airway support. During the procedure, surgeons insert a breathing tube into your neck. A percutaneous ...

Here’s a scary lesson about why you shouldn’t hold in your sneezes. In a case report this month, doctors in the UK describe a man in his 30s who tore open his windpipe by holding his nose and mouth ...