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Aim. Assessment of the influence of chronic cough on the degree of external muscle tone of the larynx and the occurrence of respiratory tract disorders. Material and methods. From January 2015 to May 2018, 100 consecutive patients with chronic cough were consulted phoniatrically. The patients were examined according to a uniform protocol. Functional evaluation of the external muscles of the larynx, respiratory tract, videolaryngostroboscopy examination (from the RFS scale) and assessment of complaints according to the RSI questionnaire were performed. Results. 79 patients reported reflux symptoms (mean RSI score - 19.04). In the objective evaluation according to the RFS scale, features of the throat-pharyngeal reflux were found in 90 patients (mean RFS score - 11.54). In the majority of patients, external tensions of the neck muscles, abnormalities of the respiratory tract and posture were found. Analysis of subgroups due to the duration of cough showed a higher percentage of tension for people with shorter-term coughing (up to and over 60 months) and women than men. Conclusions. The study showed the occurrence of increased muscle tone and respiratory tract disorders in patients complaining of chronic cough. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Anatomical anomalies of neck muscles are rarely observed and usually comprise variations of digastric and omohyoid muscles. Neck muscles' abnormalities might be correlated with embryological development and are observed in individuals with aneuploidies such as Edward's syndrome (18-trisomy) or Down syndrome (21-trisomy). Some infrahyoid muscles are important landmarks during surgery, therefore their anatomical variations of these muscles are related to higher risk of surgical complications. Herein, we present a rare case of infrahyoid muscles anomalies found during routine dissection of male cadaver. Redundant muscle bellies of sternohyoid muscle (sternohyoid azygos muscle), presence of levator glandulae thyroideae and also one hypoplastic superior belly of the omohyoid muscle were observed. Presence of muscle fibers within found structures was confirmed using Masson's trichrome staining method.