What to do if your baby has stridor

The health of children is the most important concern for parents. When a child comes into this world from the mother's womb, the organs of the body are not fully developed and are easily invaded by bacteria and suffer from related diseases. The respiratory tract is a relatively fragile part of a child's body. Long-term respiratory tract compression can easily lead to laryngeal wheezing in children. So what should you do when your baby has laryngeal wheezing?

Laryngeal wheezing in children is caused by congenital laryngeal cartilage softening and narrow larynx, so it is medically called congenital laryngeal cartilage softening. Most children have no symptoms at first after birth, but symptoms become obvious after a cold or other illness, and some children have symptoms from birth.

The baby's breathing is normal when it is born, but laryngeal stridor gradually develops 1 to 2 months after birth. Most of the symptoms are persistent or intermittent. Laryngolaryngitis occurs only during the inspiratory phase and may be accompanied by inspiratory dyspnea. There are also cases where the laryngeal sound is not obvious at ordinary times, but occurs immediately after the slightest stimulation. Some are related to body position, getting worse when lying on your back and getting better when lying on your stomach or side. The general condition of most children is good and their crying is not hoarse.

Laryngeal stridor in children is a congenital disease. For children with less serious conditions, it can heal on its own, but for children with serious conditions, it is necessary to find a reasonable treatment method.

Treatment should be targeted, and current treatment is mainly symptomatic treatment of the primary disease. In daily life, conditioning is mainly based on doctor's advice.

First of all, general treatment should be strengthened with care to prevent inducing factors such as colds and diarrhea, and more sun exposure should be provided to prevent complications. Congenital simple laryngeal stridor generally does not require special treatment, only intensive care and attention to preventing respiratory tract infections. Parents should pay attention to preventing cold and fright to avoid respiratory tract infections and laryngeal spasms, which will aggravate laryngeal obstruction. Pay attention to maintaining water, electrolyte and acid-base balance.

Secondly, for patients with severe laryngeal edema, use medication and 10% calcium gluconate to eliminate edema. Some children can use antispasmodic and antiasthmatic drugs. At the same time, give sufficient calcium supplements and add complementary foods and other auxiliary treatments in time. If the attack is severe and breathing is difficult, the baby's position can be adjusted to a side-lying position to alleviate the symptoms, and symptomatic treatment can be given. Occasionally, in cases of severe laryngeal obstruction, tracheotomy may be performed.

Finally, those who have pneumonia during respiratory infection should be given antibiotic treatment, and children with respiratory failure can use mechanical ventilation. If there is sputum if auscultation of the lungs is done, ultrasonic nebulization should be used to aspirate the sputum, and the back should be patted frequently and respiratory care should be provided. Hypocalcemic laryngeal stridor Laryngeal spasm to laryngeal stridor seen in infantile tetany should be treated with calcium and vitamin D.