If you have asthma, you may experience one or more of the following symptoms: Wheezing - A whistling sound heard when breathing in or out. Coughing - A cough that may not go away and often occurs or worsens at night or early morning. Chest Tightness - Feeling as if something is squeezing or sitting on your chest.
A mediastinoscopy may be performed on an outpatient basis or as part of your stay in a hospital. The procedure will be performed while you are asleep under general anesthesia. Procedures may vary depending on your condition and your doctorâs practices.
Because of the fact that a laryngoscopy requires a long tube to be inserted down the patients throat, the patient will always be under sedation when undergoing the procedure. Types of Laryngoscopy Procedures. There are three types of laryngoscopy procedures - the indirect laryngoscopy, the fiber optic laryngoscopy and the direct laryngoscopy.