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Primary Author:	Jones, K.
Journal Title:	Brass Bulletin
Date Published:	1988
Language:	English
Category:	Orofacial Disorders
Key Words:	neck performance musician instrumental
Full Citation:	Jones, Keith Davies. Letters: Reply to Michael Koller, Austria. Inflated Neck. Brass Bulletin 63 (1988): 81.
Full Abstract:	A puffed out neck in brass performance is a troublesome condition called, laryngocele. A pouch resulting from a protrusion of the laryngeal mucosa through a weak spot in the thyroid membrane above the laryngeal cartilage (voice box), this condition is usually harmless. It results from high pressure in the larynx and is correctable with a surgical procedure.

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