Recently, I have seen an increase in patients diagnosed with something called laryngomalacia and tracheomalacia. There has most likely not been an increase in incidence, but a misdiagnosis of ...

Crying is, for babies, the earliest way of expressing and communicating needs like hunger, pain, discomfort or tiredness. Apart from that, the cry is an acoustic signal containing information that ...

Laryngomalacia is usually a self-limited condition, but it can be associated with gastroesophageal reflux, neuromotor disease, and obstructive apnea. [4,5] Infants with severe laryngomalacia may ...

Background: Laryngomalacia is the most common cause of congenital stridor. It usually presents by high pitched inspiratory stridor which is often present at birth and is usually noticed by 2 weeks of ...

Supraglottoplasty is a procedure usually performed on children to treat laryngomalacia — a condition that obstructs a person’s airway. It may also be performed on adults and is usually regarded as a ...

(WEAR) — Laryngomalacia is a rare condition that can leave a baby struggling to breathe - or worse - not breathing at all. When Kyle Smith was born 19 months ago, his mom, Dakota, knew something was ...