Anyone's newborn suffered from laryngeal stridor?

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Not sure if I've got the spelling right but DS is the noisiest baby, he squawks like a parrot 24/7 whether awake, feeding or asleep. HV who came yesterday said she's only ever heard it once in about 7 years but reckoned that was it. Said it would go of its own accord once the muscles in his larynx grew stronger.

It's impossible to sleep in the same room as him even when wearing earplugs so DP and I are currently doing shifts on the sofa to get some sleep. But that will end this weekend when DP finishes PL.

Not really sure what I'm asking other than wondering a) if anyone else's child had it, b) how you coped with the noise and c) if there was anything to be done or if it did just go of its own accord!

My niece had that - it got better on its own, not sure when - sorry that not very helpful is it?

It is reassuring to hear it wasn't serious for her though! How did her parents deal with the noise?

Shes nearly 3 now, and I can't remember much - it hasn't been an isssue for such a very long time. I think it got better quite quickly - they may have put her in her own room fairly early??

My ds2 had laryngomalacia, one of the symptoms is stridor. He also had reflux, same as all my dcs. He grew out of it but is a bit of a snorer now at 5.8. However, and this is just him, and by no means something you should assume will go for your ds, he did have a series of urti issues including bronchiolitis, then chronic tonsilitis which was successfully treated with prophylactic antibiotics. Just something to watch out for. He is just fine now and has been since he turned 1. As for the noise, you get used to it.

My ds had this, he was the noisiest baby I had ever heard. We called it his squeak! He would constantly make a noise which I can only describe as a squeaky dog toy! He's 7 months old now and still snores at times but he is so much better than he was. We got to the point where me and dp were sleeping with ear plugs in!! We could hear ds snoring when he was upstairs and we were downstairs watching tv!

Yes. Please ask your GP to refer you to an ENT specialist. DD developed a stridor at 6 weeks and it turned out that she had a strawberry birthmark growing on one of her vocal cords.

This must be checked out. Does your son's chest heave in and out heavily when he is breathing? If it does then take him to A and E.

I speak from experience.

Thanks, will def get him checked out by GP. Funnily enough my DS1 is being referred to ENT for multiple ear infections and he had reflux as a newborn - I wonder if they are linked?

Bunbaker I think the breathing is ok, but your post has made me think I should def take him tomorrow. It's funny the HV didn't seem at all bothered by it - more like "well, you could go and see a GP if you're concerned but he seems fine".

Jilly did you have to have any treatment for your DS?

DD had it! She had to sleep in the bathroom so we could hear her if she cried, but weren't kept awake by the noise. [girn]

We saw a private consultant about it (an ENT specialist), as I didn't want to wait to find out if something was wrong with her. He was absolutely marvellous and said she would have grown out of it by the time she was a year. Lo and behold, she grew out of it at pretty much 12 months on the nail.

PS we had no treatment. We were utterly reassured by the consultant (he was retired, and had seen every ENT problem in existence!)

ds1 was diagnosed with trachea malacia as a newborn. after a long battle to get people to take me seriously

is he "just" noisy? does he ever seem to struggle for breath?

We saw the GP repeatedly until we finally got a paed referral. He then wanted ds1 to stay in hospital overnight to monitor oxygen levels and stuff.

thankfully althrough during bad episodes his oxygen levels were dropping, it wasn't bad enough for them to want to do anything.
it can need surgery, but I think they said they normally wait until they're around a year to do it, unless it's causing very bad problems/low oxygen/difficulty feeding etc

ds1 did grow out of it, but it certainly got worse before it got better, as they warned us it would

so, i would see your GP, even if just for a second opinion, and to see if they feel anything further needs to be done

yes, dd1 had it. I had zero experience of babies, so didn't realise at first. The MWs said it was just a little milk caught in her throat, but GP suggested it was a laryngeal stridor and referred us at 10 days old I think. She had a chest x ray and few other checks, follow up appointment a few months later.

She was incredibly noisy but did grow out of it and it's never caused her any problems. She's now 12 and is fine, very skinny, but fine :)

A chest x-ray won't show up any problems in the airway, which is why an ENT specialist needs to be consulted. Doctors treat breathing difficulties in babies seriously and it is always better to get it checked out.

ds1 had chest x-rays too. i think it's standard when there is a breathing issue.

that was clear, and helped them make the diagnosis of trachea malacia

My Ds had laryngomalacia too. Very very noisy stridor, reflux, and sternal recession.

We were sent to A&E stayed in overnight, had oxygen levels monitored. Then got referred to ENT specialist in Bristol Childrens Hospital. He had a barium meal, X-ray and then a broncoscopy when showed his 'floppy larynx'.

Apart from being prescribed several ant-acid medicines for his reflux no other treatment was given. He was incredibly noisy. I didnt sleep properly for 2 years!

The Dr did say he would grow out of it by 1 but hes 3yr 10 m now and still a bit noisy when hes been very active.

It hasn't affected him at all, apart from hes very particular about food, probably something to do with delayed weaning, exessive vomiting and heartburn as a baby!

We were told everything should be ok , its a common thing, but if they get a chesty cough it can be noisy, and to go to A&E if he ever went blue round the lips. fortunately he never has.

Good luck, you do get used to the noise, honestly!

mine had a noise like that and it turned out to be a vascular ring - which needed surgery to correct it. Larygomalacia is much more common, but the ENT doctor we eventually saw said that all noisy breathing like that should be investigated. So do get it checked out. Also babies with malacias (either larygomalacia or tracheamalacia) can be more vulnerable to severe respiritory infections than others, so keep him away from these as much as you can.