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Laryngomalacia

Laryngomalacia is a congenital abnormality common in infants. It is characterized by soft tissues above the vocal cords. It results in a flip of these tissues into the airway, which causes blockage of the airways, leading to noisy breathing. It usually recovers before the age of two, but in some, it may require treatment which includes supraglottoplasty.

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My autistic son is not cooperative in therapy. Please help.

Query: Hi doctor, My son has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Now he is on speech and occupational therapy for laryngomalacia and taking Risperidone 0.5 ml daily. Since last week, he has been crying during his speech sessions and also not responding to them. However, when the session fi...  Read Full »


Dr. Prakash Chandra Girdhar Lal Nagar

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. As per the information provided, it is normal for children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to behave like this, and even normal kids at this age behave like this. To teach kids with ASD require more patience, so you need not worry. I suggest to remain patient, go...  Read Full »

A newborn, diagnosed with laryngomalacia, is spitting milk after burping. What to do?

Query: Hi doctor, My daughter is 1 month and 26 days old. Her birth weight was 6.72 lbs. Her current weight is 9.70 lbs. She spits the milk after burping also. She has been diagnosed with laryngomalacia. I wanted to know whether it a matter of concern or not.  Read Full »


Dr. Deepak Patel

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The current weight of the child is absolutely normal according to the birth weight of the child. There is no need to worry about this. Babies often spit very little amount of milk after feeding even after burping, this is a normal thing. If it is problematic, then the wei...  Read Full »

Is noisy breathing in newborn an alarming symptom?

Query: Hi doctor, My daughter is 50 days old now. Her birth weight is 6.3 pounds and her current weight is 9.2 pounds approximately. At the time of her birth it was noticed that, some type of snoring noise suddenly arose with her breathing. Child specialist suggested me that nothing to worry about as it wi...  Read Full »


Dr. Deepak Patel

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read your question and listened the recordings (attachment removed to protect patient identity) in detail. By listening to the audio, it seems to be laryngomalacia. In laryngomalacia, the muscles of larynx are weak and so the child makes this type of noisy sound...  Read Full »

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