Laryngomalacia
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Living with Laryngomalacia
Laryngoma...what?
Yeah, that was my first reaction when Ransom was diagnosed by an ENT with this condition at about 2 months old in 2011. His case was relatively mild and the noisy breathing began to subside around 6 months and now at 2 years old, is mostly gone. I still hear it occasionally when he is concentrating on a toy or puzzle but for all intensive purposes, it is gone.
Laryngomalacia is a lazy flap near the voice box. In most cases it is harmless but can be very scary.
What we didn't know about this condition is that it's inherited and tends to run in families. Looking back, I believe that one of my older kids had a mild version of this as we…
Resources
Noisy breathing babies: what's normal, what's not
Short breaths, long pauses between breaths, rapid breaths … all of it can seem concerning to an onlooking parent. Here’s what you need to know about babies and breathing.
Noisy Breathing in Newborns
Laryngomalacia as a diagnosis is often made by clinical assessment in the newborn period and requires a careful examination of the presenting and associated symptoms along with examination by your physician before the diagnosis is made. It is one of the probable causes of noisy breathing in the newborn period.
Worried about your newborn’s noisy, high-pitched breathing?
It could be stridor, a treatable problem with the larynx.
Living with Laryngomalacia
When Timmy began making squeaky noises around two weeks, I didn't even think of laryngomalacia as I had done little research on the condition and still didn't understand that it runs in families.
Coping with Laryngomalacia
Our mission is to provide support, strength and education for families coping with infant airway defects such as laryngomalacia, tracheomalacia and bronchomalacia.
Having Children with Laryngomalacia
I decided to set up this blog to help inform and give support to other mothers with children living with laryngomalacia. I am not a doctor or nurse and only have my experience from the past 3 years to give.
Thorin's Journey with Laryngomalacia
The night he was born, we had our 1st choking experience. I was in the bathroom and Anthony said "something is wrong, you need to hurry up". By the time I got in there he was making this whistling sound...
Not Just About Wee
Sometimes, when a baby is born, parents will notice a loud, “squeaky” sound when the baby breathes. Or perhaps the hospital nursery staff notices problems with a baby’s breathing along with noisy breathing, sufficient to keep the baby inpatient until the cause is discovered. Nearly all cases of laryngomalacia are evident by the time the baby is 5 weeks old. Time resolves laryngomalacia in 99% of cases.
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