Does your baby make glottal sounds when sleeping?

Many babies make laryngeal wheezing sounds when they sleep. Most people generally think that it may be caused by phlegm in the baby's throat and do not take it seriously. Some parents only start to pay attention to it when the baby's laryngeal wheezing becomes more and more serious during sleep. Some children have laryngeal wheezing sounds when they sleep due to poor development of laryngeal cartilage, while others are caused by disease. But no matter what the cause, parents should pay attention to it.

When the baby inhales, the throat makes a "snoring" sound, which can be continuous or intermittent. Some babies will experience depressions in the suprasternal fossa, supraclavicular fossa, and under the xiphoid process when inhaling. There is usually no cough and swallowing is normal.

What are the causes of children’s throat problems ?

1. Congenital simple laryngeal stridor (laryngeal tracheal chondromalacia), congenital laryngeal tracheal malformations (laryngeal webs, bifid epiglottis, epiglottis hypertrophy, subglottic stenosis, tracheal stenosis, etc.), congenital large blood vessel anomalies (double aortic arches), congenital laryngeal cysts or tumors (laryngeal cysts, laryngeal hemangiomas, laryngeal papilloma, intralaryngeal thyroid, etc.).

2. Acquired traumatic laryngeal stridor (birth trauma, laryngeal edema, acquired subglottic stenosis), neurogenic laryngeal stridor (vocal cord paralysis, laryngeal neuromuscular incoordination).

In short, there are many reasons for baby's laryngeal stridor, and it is easy to misdiagnose. Once a child is found to have laryngeal stridor, he or she should be taken to the hospital for a laryngoscopy in time. If conditions permit, a laryngeal CT scan should be done to avoid delaying treatment.

1. After the baby is born, there will be a throat sound when inhaling.

2. When inhaling, there is a depression of the suprasternal fossa, supraclavicular fossa on both sides and the lower intercostal space.

3. The sound in the baby's throat will become louder when the baby is crying or moving.

4. A very small number of babies may experience respiratory distress, feeding difficulties, etc.

How to prevent children’s laryngitis?

1. Parents should also pay attention to regularly supplementing their children with calcium. They can take vitamin AD preparations and calcium tablets, and get more sun exposure to promote calcium absorption.

2. Pay attention to prevent your child from catching cold or being frightened, so as to avoid respiratory tract infections and laryngeal spasms, which will aggravate laryngeal obstruction.

3. Avoid letting children eat irritating foods and foods that easily cause phlegm, and the diet should be as light as possible.

4. To avoid dry and uncomfortable throat, you should feed your baby more water and keep him/her adequately hydrated.