Condition
Pediatric Stridor
Key points about stridor in children
- Stridor is a noisy or high-pitched sound with breathing.
- It is usually caused by a blockage or narrowing in your child’s upper airway.
- Some common causes of stridor in children are infections and defects in the child’s nose, throat, larynx or trachea that the child was born with.
- The sound of stridor depends on where the blockage is in the upper respiratory tract.
- Stridor is usually diagnosed based on health history and a physical exam.
- The child may need a hospital stay and emergency surgery, depending on how severe the stridor is.
- If left untreated, stridor can block the child’s airway. This can be life-threatening or even cause death.
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Providers Who Treat Stridor
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Departments that Treat Stridor
Ear, Nose and Throat (Otolaryngology)
Our pediatric otolaryngology experts diagnose and treat a wide range of pediatric ear, nose and throat disorders.