How Airway Obstruction Develops?
This question is best answered now than in times of emergency. Basically, when the upper airway is blocked by a foreign matter or any internal inflammation, air passage is constricted and that’s how airway obstruction develops. The air obstruction could be in the trachea area or the trachea itself, or the laryngeal (voice box) or the pharyngeal (throat) areas. Airway obstructions may be caused by several inflammatory factors, like viral and bacterial infections, for instance, or fire or inhalation burns, or burns and reactions chemically induced. Or, most commonly, reactions caused by certain allergens, or even those caused by trauma—such as shock causing swallowed food to be stuck. Such obstructions may completely block the airways or partial obstruct the same. This starts how airway obstruction develops. Partial obstruction induces partial air blockade in the airways, while complete obstruction—which often creates prolonged obstruction problems and oxygen deprivation—may result
