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A man tore his trachea from holding in his sneeze, said doctors. Shutterstock Doctors observed a cracking sound when they touched the man’s neck and he didn’t have control of movement in that ...

Any prolonged blockage, even for a few minutes, can cause death. The trachea is about 4.5 inches long and 1 inch in diameter, and is comprised of smooth muscle and several c-shaped rings of cartilage.

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The trachea is a rigid tube, kept open and stable by C-shaped rings of cartilage stacked one on top of another. Normally, breath moves smoothly and quietly through this tube.

Doctors have given a woman a new windpipe with tissue grown from her own stem cells, eliminating the need for anti-rejection drugs. “This technique has great promise,” said Dr. Eric Genden ...

Trachea cancer patient receives new trachea grown from own stem cells. Jan. 13, 2012— -- Christopher Lyles, 30, of Abingdon, Md, exhausted the limited treatment options available in the U.S ...

In the man's case, the pressure was so great that he tore a 0.08 inch by 0.08 inch (2 by 2 millimeter) hole in his windpipe. You may like A man held in a sneeze — and it punctured his windpipe ...