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Condition

Pediatric Congenital Laryngeal Stridor / Laryngomalacia

What You Need to Know

Congenital laryngeal stridor (also called laryngomalacia) results from a congenital (present at birth) anomaly of the larynx (voice box). A weakness in the structures in the larynx, can cause stridor. Stridor is a high-pitched sound that is heard best when the child breaths in (inspiration).

Key Symptoms

The most common symptoms of laryngeal stridor laryngomalacia are:

  • High-pitched noise (stridor) when the infant breathes
  • The stridor is less noisy when the child is on their stomach
  • The stridor gets worse with upper respiratory infections

Diagnosis

Doctors typically diagnose congenital laryngeal stridor by:

  • Bronchoscopy

Treatment

  • In most cases, congenital laryngeal stridor resolves on its own 
  • If severe respiratory problems develop, medical and surgical intervention may be required 

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