As the causal mechanisms of E-ILO have not been clarified, all attempts on treatment of this condition have been empirical and there is currently no properly evidence-based treatment available. Speech therapy, often in combination with some kind of psychotherapy, have been viewed as mainstay therapy by most authors, whereas other psychological measures such as relaxation therapy, hypnosis and biofeedback have been advocated by others. Anticholinergic aerosols applied before exercise has been suggested and there are reports of successful surgical treatment using laser supraglottoplasty. The common goal of these treatment initiatives has been to increase the size of the laryngeal inlet during the increasing airflow velocity that is induced by increasing exercise intensity.