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What Causes Rattle Sound While Breathing In Babies?
I ve a one month old son, he was suffering from a respiratory distress with stridor when born and had been NICU for almost 5 days. Even though his respirtory rate has been normal, he has a rattle sound when he takes his breath. would like to know how long will he have this sound?
Thu, 15 Oct 2015
Hi,
Your child appears to be having laryngomalacia. In laryngomalacia, the muscles of vocal cord are weak and so the child makes stridor like sound, although respiratory rate and heart rate is normal. Laryngomalacia usually gets corrected at 7 to 8 months of age. I hope this has helped you.
Regards
Dr Deepak Patel, MD Pediatrics
Your child appears to be having laryngomalacia. In laryngomalacia, the muscles of vocal cord are weak and so the child makes stridor like sound, although respiratory rate and heart rate is normal. Laryngomalacia usually gets corrected at 7 to 8 months of age. I hope this has helped you.
Regards
Dr Deepak Patel, MD Pediatrics
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