Is noisy breathing in newborn an alarming symptom?

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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 sounds during breathing. These sounds decrease in prone position or when we put the child on his abdomen. This is not a serious issue, as the child grows the muscles of larynx become stronger and these noisy breathing decreases. I would suggest you that whenever child has this type of increase in noisy breathing you should put the child on your lap in prone position. Also, you should start Vitamin D drops like D3 Must 1 ml daily till 9 months; this also helps in improving laryngomalacia. This is definitely laryngomalacia, because if your child had some other thing then there would have been decrease in weight. Also there should be fever and other accompanying symptoms like respiratory difficulty and cough. If there is difficulty in breathing, fever or decreased feeding then we should keep a possibility of infection and antibiotics should be started. In my opinion, you should look carefully whether other symptoms are present and whether child is feeding normally or not? A chest examination by doctor will also assure you.

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I have heard all the audio clippings. The last clipping of irregular breathing suggests that there is some nose block too and the child is trying to clear the nose. You can use Nasoclear (Sodium Chloride) drops, one drop in each nostril. If your child was getting less feed then his weight should be low. As her weight is appropriate for age you need not worry about this. Same thing applies for vomit after feeding. All babies vomit a little milk after feeding, just burp the child more. For diaper rashes rash free cream is good.

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