Buteyko Breathing Technique for Exertion-Induced Paradoxical Vocal Fold Motion (EI-PVFM)

Dana Halevi Katz; Oshrat Sella; Hadas Golan; Karen Banai; Jessie Van Swearingen; Gintas P. Krisciunas; Katherine Verdolini Abbott

doi:10.1016/j.jvoice.2019.07.017

Buteyko Breathing Technique for Exertion-Induced Paradoxical Vocal Fold Motion (EI-PVFM)

Dana Halevi Katz, Oshrat Sella, Hadas Golan, Karen Banai, Jessie Van Swearingen, Gintas P. Krisciunas, Katherine Verdolini Abbott

Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders

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Abstract

Purpose: The primary purpose of the current study was to determine the usefulness of Buteyko breathing technique (BBT) in reducing dyspnea in patients with one form of Paradoxical Vocal Fold Motion (PVFM), exertion-induced PVFM (EI-PVFM), concomitant with hyperventilation. The secondary purpose was to determine whether BBT had an effect on physiological markers of hyperventilation, as speculated by BBT theory: respiratory tidal minute volume (RTMV), end-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO₂), and resting heart rate (HR). Methods: Using a within-subjects, repeated measures group design, 12 participants with EI-PVFM and hyperventilation underwent 12 weeks of BBT, following an initial no-treatment control condition. Outcome measures of PVFM—dyspnea frequency and severity—and of hyperventilation—HR, RTMV, and ETCO₂—were acquired pre- and post-treatment. Results: Results showed post-treatment decreases in dyspnea severity, HR, and RTMV, as well as increases in ETCO₂. Decreases in dyspnea and RTMV measures remained after correction for alpha inflation. Conclusions: Findings suggest BBT may be useful for some individuals with EI-PVFM and hyperventilation. The high prevalence of hyperventilation in EI-PVFM found in the current study warrants further investigation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	40-51
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of Voice
Volume	35
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2019.07.017
State	Published - Jan 2021

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The Wright Mark 14 Respirometer used in this study was donated by nSpire Health, Inc with thanks to Mr. Dan Graff. Our sincere appreciation and gratitude go to Adrianna Shembel, PhD, for her long-standing contribution to this research study and manuscript. We thank to Ms. Sigalit Mangut Leiba for her assistance with statistical analysis, and to Mrs. Tasha Watson-Coughlin for assisting with questions pertaining to REDCAP. Finally, we thank to the research assistants at Boston Medical Center and to the participants of this study, who made it all possible.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 The Voice Foundation

Keywords

Chronic cough
Dyspnea
Exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction
Exertion
Paradoxical Vocal Fold Motion
Vocal cord dysfunction

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Otorhinolaryngology
LPN and LVN
Speech and Hearing

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Buteyko Breathing Technique for Exertion-Induced Paradoxical Vocal Fold Motion (EI-PVFM)

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