What causes entrapped epiglottis?

Asked by: Shane Bowles

This disease is secondary to the epiglottis being trapped below the aryepiglottic foldaryepiglottic foldThe aryepiglottic folds are triangular folds of mucous membrane of the larynx. They enclose ligamentous and muscular fibres. They extend from the lateral borders of the epiglottis to the arytenoid cartilages, hence the name ‘aryepiglottic’.

What to do if your throat closes and you can’t breathe?

A few simple techniques may stop the spasm:

1. Hold the breath for 5 seconds, then breathe slowly through the nose. Exhale through pursed lips. …
2. Cut a straw in half. During an attack, seal the lips around the straw and breathe in only through the straw and not the nose. …
3. Push on a pressure point near the ears.