If you sleep on your back it's easier for your upper airway to be obstructed because your tongue, uvula, etc. slip towards the back of your throat.
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Airway
//ˈɛə.weɪ//
Synonyms for "airway" (43 found)
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14 translations across 12 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 空中航線 /空中航线 noun (flight path used by aeroplanes)
Esperanto
1 entries- aervojo noun (flight path used by aeroplanes)
Finnish
1 entries- lentoreitti noun (flight path used by aeroplanes)
French
1 entries- route aérienne noun (flight path used by aeroplanes)
Georgian
2 entries- ავიახაზი noun (flight path used by aeroplanes)
- საჰაერო ხაზი noun (flight path used by aeroplanes)
German
1 entries- Flugroute noun (flight path used by aeroplanes)
Irish
1 entries- aerbhealach noun (flight path used by aeroplanes)
Japanese
1 entries- 航空路 noun (flight path used by aeroplanes)
Māori
1 entries- ararangi noun (flight path used by aeroplanes)
Portuguese
2 entries- aerovia noun (flight path used by aeroplanes)
- rota aeronáutica noun (flight path used by aeroplanes)
Russian
1 entries- возду́шная тра́сса noun (flight path used by aeroplanes)
Spanish
1 entries- aerovía noun (flight path used by aeroplanes)
Sample sentences
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Because it inflames upper-airway tissues, smoking often leads to obstructive sleep apnoea. Alcohol and sedatives can worsen apnoea as well; acting as muscle relaxants, they make the airway smaller.
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Felix's airway was obstructed.
Source: tatoeba (11625107)
The burners on gas stoves release pollutants including nitrogen dioxide, a key element in smog that can irritate airways and may contribute to the development of asthma, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Source: wiktionary
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