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Benzonatate

Benzonatate or 2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26-nonaoxaoctacosan-28-yl para-butylaminobenzoate is a non-narcotic oral antitussive drug which works by anesthetizing the tissues of the lungs and pleura responsible for the cough reflex. It is chemically related to other ester anesthetics such as procaine. According to the Medicine.net article, it has an anesthetic (numbing) action similar to that of benzocaine and "numbs" the stretch sensors in the lungs, and it is the stretching of these sensors with breathing that causes the cough. It's not related to opioids or dextromethorphan. more...

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Brand name Tessalon Perles.

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  • MedLinePlus Government Information about how to take the drug
  • Medicine.net article describing how it works.

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Normal transnasal esophagoscopy - Brief Article
From Ear, Nose & Throat Journal, 7/1/01 by Peter C. Belafsky

New diagnostic technology has become available that allows otolaryngologists to perform in-office transnasal esophagoscopy (TNE) without the need for intravenous or oral anesthesia or analgesia. The new esophagoscopes are narrow enough (5.1 mm) to pass through the nose, and they provide essentially the same patient safety and comfort levels as do transnasal fiberoptic laryngoscopes. In addition, these esophagoscopes can be used to perform air insufflation and obtain biopsy specimens.

TNE is performed while the patient sits upright in the office chair. The patient is first administered topical anesthesia and a topical decongestant (figure). The nasal cavity is sprayed with 1:1 oxymetazoline 0.05% and lidocaine 4%. The patient is also given 2 benzonatate perles and instructed to keep them in the back of the oropharynx until they completely dissolve. Next, the otolaryngologist administers 2 sprays of 20% benzocaine to the oropharynx. The endoscope is also lubricated with 2% viscous lidocaine.

The otolaryngologist can then pass the scope through the nasal cavity and visualize the entire upper aerodigestive tract, from the nasal vestibule to the gastroesophageal junction (figure). TNE is particularly useful for examining patients who have reflux disease, swallowing disorders, strictures, and other esophageal pathologies.

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