Stridor??

[Anonymous]

Hello all- I just saw someone in another topic refer to “stridor,” and it sounds exactly like what my daugher does. Once in a while, she’ll get this high-pitched sucking in of air, like she is catching her breath. She has done it from birth, and when I explained it to my doctor, he said that it’s just normal “periodic breathing.” Well, now that we know she has reflux, I am wondering if what I am hearing is stridor? Does anyone else have experience with this? I notice that Sadie does it more when she’s lying down, even on an incline, or when she is eating sometimes- Is this reflux-related? Should I be concerned?

Any advice or experience with this would help ease my mind!

[Anonymous]

Hailey had pretty bad stridor since she was born. I can’t remember how old she was when it started to get better.

We were told that the stridor and reflux are related- the reflux causes inflammation of the larynx (laryngiomalacia) and that causes the stridor sound.

We were told that we didn’t have to worry about it, and due to all her other issues at the time, I decided not to. In retrospect, I don’t know if I should have worried or not.

If you’re concerned, can you videotape an episode and show it to your ped?

[Anonymous]

yep, thats what Adriana did for a long time. Mostly when she was just finishing eating and trying to burp. She now does it sometimes when she is lying down. My doctor did not say much about it. When she is on the right dose of Prevacid, she does not do it.

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