Article: Changes in levels of nerve growth factor in nasal secretions after capsaicin inhalation in patients with airway symptoms from scents and chemicals.(Research)

Article: Quality of life and capsaicin sensitivity in patients with airway symptoms induced by chemicals and scents: a longitudinal study.(Environmental Medicine)(Clinical report)
Environmental Health Perspectives;  March 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......upper and lower airway symptoms that are induced...have increased cough sensitivity to inhaled...chemically induced airway symptoms. We also wished...12 months of airway symptoms induced by...study, the cough sensitivity was long-lasting...used to assess ...

Article: Effects of inhaled brevetoxins in allergic airways: toxin-allergen interactions and pharmacologic intervention.(Brevetoxins: Mini-Monograph)
Environmental Health Perspectives;  May 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......dinoflagellate Karenia brevis become aerosolized and cause airway symptoms in humans, especially in those with pre-existing airway...inland, where exposed individuals report both upper and lower airway symptoms, such as nonproductive cough, shortness of breath, rhinorrhea...

Article: Subglottic cysts: a cause of pediatric stridor.(PEDIATRIC OTOLARYNGOLOGY CLINIC)(Case study)
Ear, Nose and Throat Journal;  July 1, 2007 ;     589 words ......decompressed further with a 3.0-mm and a 3.5-mm ventilating bronchoscope (figure 2, B). After decompression, the child's airway symptoms resolved. At the 3-month follow-up, the patient exhibited no signs of recurrence, and a scheduled repeat airway endoscopy...

Article: Seasick lungs: how airborne algal toxins trigger asthma symptoms.(Environews: Science Selections)
Environmental Health Perspectives;  May 1, 2005 ;     691 words ......they were dosed with albuterol immediately after exposure. The fact that diphenhydramine, a histamine antagonist, reduced airway symptoms indicates that brevetoxins activate histamine-producing cells, such as mast cells and basophils. Further proof of the involvement...

Article: Characterization of marine aerosol for assessment of human exposure to brevetoxins.(Brevetoxins: Mini-Monograph)
Environmental Health Perspectives;  May 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......micro]m, with deposits mainly in the upper airways. The deposition pattern correlated with the observed increase of upper airway symptoms in healthy lifeguards during the exposure periods. Key words: brevetoxin, exposure assessment, Karenia brevis, marine aerosol...

Article: Another agent of bio-terrorism: tularemia.
Oklahoma Nurse;  September 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Centers of Disease Control, 2006). In an aerosolized form of exposure, there would be an increased likelihood of upper airway symptoms (Centers of Disease Control, 2006), and inflammation of the airways may progress to bronchopneumonia. Inhaled bacteria may...

Article: Home endotoxin exposure and wheeze in infants: correction for bias due to exposure measurement error.(Research / Children's Health)
Environmental Health Perspectives;  January 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......endotoxin is a possible route of exposure for infants and toddlers, it is likely that the relevant exposure for irritant airway symptoms is inhaled (airborne) endotoxin. Therefore, it may be argued that the amount of endotoxin present in a household's air rather...

Article: Obstructive sleep apnea in children.
Pediatrics for Parents;  November 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......disorders, such as cerebral palsy or muscular dystrophy * Down's syndrome * Sickle cell anemia * Obesity * Mouth breathing * Enlarged tonsils and adenoids * Any condition that may cause narrowing of the upper airway SYMPTOMS OF OSA * Snoring, snorti

Article: Chemical sensitivity attributed to pesticide exposure versus remodeling.
Archives of Environmental Health;  March 1, 1995 ;     700+ words ......possible exception might be airway and eye irritation. In sick building syndrome episodes, mucous membrane irritation and airway symptoms occur commonly. Such symptoms, therefore, might be expected to be more severe among MCS respondents exposed to remodeling...