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Epiglottic entrapment is a less common laryngeal disorder that causes respiratory noise and exercise intolerance in horses.More common causes include laryngeal hemiplegia, pharyngeal lymphoid hyperplasia or dorsal displacement of the soft palate.linical signs. Clinical signs of epiglottic entrapment include inspiratory and expiratory respiratory noise during exercise and poor exercise performance. Less common signs include cough, nasal discharge, and head shaking.
The epiglottis is one of the three large unpaired laryngeal cartilages, the other two being the book shaped thyroid and the signet ring shaped cricoid cartilages. The thyroid notch is also termed the laryngeal prominence/Adamâs apple. There are also three paired cartilages i.e. the arytenoid, corniculate and cuneiform.