How to Use airway in a Sentence

airway

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  • The moisture helps open the airways to relieve dry cough.
    — Nicole Harris, Parents, 10 July 2023
  • The deputy then instructs the paramedic to put the injured man on his back and to open his airway.
    — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Coughing is your body's way of trying to keep the airways clear.
    — Korin Miller, Health, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The best way to do that is to keep the head and shoulders aligned which keeps the airway as open as possible.
    — Mike Richard, Men's Health, 24 May 2022
  • Or worse, in the most severe cases, there can be swelling of the throat blocking the airway completely.
    — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 20 July 2023
  • When that didn’t work, firefighters used a scope to find a grape stuck in the child’s airway, Wagner said.
    — Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer, 23 Aug. 2022
  • Herbal Products Some herbal products can help clear phlegm out of your airways.
    — Amanda Gardner, Health, 3 Sep. 2023
  • His mouthpiece forces his tongue to the roof of his mouth and aligns his jaw, which helps open the airway for non-obstructed breathing.
    — Katie Dupere, Men's Health, 11 July 2022
  • This method is often used for babies with a blocked airway or a large tumor at birth.
    — Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Bronchitis occurs when the airways in the lungs, which are known as the bronchial tubes, become inflamed.
    — Phoebe Natanson, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2023
  • That prompted the airway physician, the emergency physician that was out on the field, to be at his bedside in less than a minute.
    — USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Their tiny airways can become inflamed, and the sickest ones struggle to breathe.
    — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2023
  • This helps keep their airway open when moving large amounts of air through their massive bodies and not choke.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Some of the babies slumped down on the pillows or arched backward off of them, constricting their airways.
    — Suzy Khimm, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The adrenaline hormone floods the bloodstream and is rapidly dispersed to all parts of the body, such as the eyes, heart, blood vessels and airway.
    — Tree Meinch, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2023
  • The flow of air keeps the upper airway passages open, which prevents the brain from having to awaken one's body during sleep.
    — USA TODAY, 29 June 2023
  • Her younger son has since been diagnosed with asthma and needs to use an inhaler twice a day to keep his airways open.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Obstructive sleep apnea is caused by the back of the tongue closing the airway when the muscles relax during sleep.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Each breath of dry air sucks moisture from your airways, which can leave your nose and throat parched and more prone to irritation.
    — TIME, 24 Jan. 2024
  • So what would justify taking over the airways and sending a text to most people in all 50 states?
    — Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2023
  • When an asthma attack occurs, the muscles in the airways tighten in an event known as a bronchospasm.
    — Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Jenkins then performed the Heimlich maneuver and cleared the cap from Robert's airway.
    — Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com, 13 Apr. 2022
  • In the respiratory tract, the evolved nasal and oral plugs protect the airways from water when the marine mammal breathes and eats.
    — Amarachi Orie, CNN, 22 Feb. 2024
  • But 43 days after the procedure, Bennett was struck by an infection of the lungs and airway.
    — Kenneth R Miller, Discover Magazine, 11 Dec. 2022
  • Some people have surgery to reduce their tongue size and create space in the airway, but Dougherty didn’t want to resort to that for Elliot.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 24 Apr. 2022
  • The cause of death was respiratory failure due to a blocked airway.
    — Sandra Rose Salathe, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The suspect also punched Fitzpatrick in the neck, closing his airway, Fitzpatrick added.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2022
  • The device — turned on in the evenings using a remote control — stimulates a nerve to move the tongue throughout the night, opening the patient’s airway.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 24 Apr. 2022
  • But experts say that degree of incline can be dangerous if a child’s head slumps and blocks her airway.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2022
  • The roots of government control over India’s airways stretch back to colonial rule.
    — Adil Rashid, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2023

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