Advanced Diagnosis and Therapies for Aerodigestive Disorders

The Pediatric Aerodigestive Clinic at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital offers a comprehensive range of diagnostic procedures and treatment options for children with airway, breathing and swallowing disorders. Services include:

Diagnostic procedures

• Feeding and swallowing evaluation, including fluoroscopic and endoscopic techniques
• Triple endoscopy (laryngoscopy, bronchoscopy and esophagogastroduodenoscopy to view the airways and upper digestive system)
• Lung function testing
• Esophageal impedance-pH monitoring
• Immunodeficiency testing
• Wireless esophageal pH monitoring
• High-resolution esophageal manometry (motility testing)
• Nasal nitric oxide testing
• Nasal epithelial brush culture and electron microscopy
• Genetic analysis
• Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) testing
• Advanced imaging, including computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Treatments and therapies

• Antimicrobial airway clearance
• Immunotherapy
• Respiratory therapy
• Speech therapy
• Occupational therapy