Stridor Sentence Examples

Breathing gets increasingly noisy, and a condition known as stridor may occur.

It can also cause noisy breathing, called stridor, which can be upsetting.

She is not in any respiratory distress but a soft inspiratory stridor is audible and she is drooling saliva.

If laryngeal stridor develops, allow a few breaths of air and then continue more slowly.

Stridor is fairly common with a mild case of croup, especially if the child is active or crying.

However, if a child has stridor at rest, the child may have severe croup.

Stridor, and the classic barking cough are usually present.

Stridor occurs along with the barking cough.

Stridor is a term used to describe noisy breathing in general and to refer specifically to a high-pitched crowing sound associated with croup, respiratory infection, and airway obstruction.

Croup, an inflammation of the trachea (windpipe) and larynx (voice box), is the most common cause of stridor in children under age two.

Young children also frequently develop acute stridor by inhaling a foreign object, often food such as hot dogs, popcorn, or hard candy.

Stridor as a complication of bacterial infections is also common in children under age eight.

Congenital stridor is caused by abnormalities in the airways that cause them to partially collapse when the child breathes.

During childhood, stridor is usually caused by infection of the cartilage flap (epiglottis) that covers the opening of the trachea to prevent material from entering the lungs and choking a person during swallowing.

Laryngomalacia is the most common cause of congenital stridor, accounting for 75 percent of stridor in newborns.

It produces a rapid, low-pitched form of stridor that may be heard when a baby inhales.

Acute stridor, especially when caused by inhaling a foreign object, can be a life-threatening emergency.

In other cases, a doctor should be consulted on a non-emergency basis whenever stridor develops in a newborn or when stridor accompanies other signs of illness such as a fever.

When stridor is present in a newborn, pediatricians and neonatologists also look for evidence of heart defects or neurological disorders that may cause paralysis of the vocal cords.

It is sometimes difficult in children for doctors to differentiate between stridor and wheezing caused by asthma.

Congenital stridor is usually left untreated and resolves on its own.

The outcome of stridor depends on its cause.

Otherwise the outcome for most cases of stridor is good to excellent, depending on the cause.

Taking precautions against colds and bronchial infections (washing hands, not sharing dishes, avoiding sick people) can cut down on stridor from infective causes.

Congenital stridor in a newborn can sound frightening to parents, but it is rarely a cause for concern or medical intervention.

Because the swollen epiglottis interferes significantly with air movement, every breath creates a loud, harsh, high-pitched sound referred to as stridor.

As a result of the narrowed airways, the individual may cough, wheeze, feel short of breath, or make a high-pitched, harsh sound (called stridor) with each breath.

The resistance forces the person to breathe in more slowly and reduces stridor.

Spiering. "Inspiratory Stridor in Elite Athletes."

The symptoms of epiglottitis include a sudden high fever, drooling, the feeling of an object stuck in the throat, and stridor (a high-pitched, noisy respiratory sound).