Stridor Congenital

Congenital stridor is a developmental anomaly of the outer ring of the larynx. It is detected in early childhood. In this case, the child’s epiglottis is soft and folded into a tube, the aryepiglottic folds are close to each other and form, as it were, loose sails, which, when inhaling, are sucked into the laryngeal cavity, which explains the appearance of inspiratory noise during breathing.

Congenital stridor is characterized by a whistling, ringing noise during inspiration. Its intensity decreases while the child sleeps and, conversely, increases with excitement, screaming, and coughing. The general condition of children with this disease remains quite good, their voice is preserved.

The phenomena of stridor usually decrease by 6 months of life and disappear completely by 2-3 years. No special treatment is required for congenital stridor.

_Congenital stridor_ is a respiratory noise characteristic of newborns, arising for physiological reasons and having a short-term nature. At birth, a baby may be diagnosed with other conditions such as a short neck, hernia, cleft palate or tongue, but most babies are born with congenital stridor and it will disappear or be significantly reduced with proper care.

**Clinical picture** Depending on the etiology of stridor in newborns, symptoms may vary. With inflammatory genesis, high fever and weakness are observed; rachitic - hypocalcemia. If the origin is related to a hernia, visible changes in the shape of the chest may be detected. The following symptoms indicate congenital stridor:

hoarseness, cough, wheezing; cyanosis; nasal speech, possible asphyxia. Symptoms of stridor can vary significantly depending on