Stirdor Worse in Upright Position

Stirdor Worse in Upright Position

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Tags:

• laryngomalacia
• Obstructive
• Sleep
• Apnea
• stridor
• osa
• glossoptosis

[amicusnemini]

what is that strident noise

[pmelli525]

stidor prior to complete obstruction.

[kayleesheartbeat]

aww hes so cute! poor baby. god bless him :D

[sankha82]

Oh he's so cute! I pray he gets well soon.

[qtstripes]

@pmelli525

I have a daughter like this, she is 5 and upright position is worse, my problem is that I can't get the doctors to listen, they just keep on telling me she grow out of it, right from birth she's like Darth Vaders daughter from star wars. Worse episodes are when they totally stop breathing for a bit and then gasp the air, I haven't slept myself well ever since, so if you ever find help for it please let me know, thanks. Jo'

[donmega818]

it's stridor, caused by upper airway obstruction, usually kids with croup have this. i'm an LVN that works in a respiratory unit, so i've encounter smalls pt's with this disease...

[tinjmail]

what is the best position for laryngomalacia?

[nojoom66]

@pathankhan39 main purpose in looking to the larynx is to visualize the vocal cords which are seen by the laryngoscope from top view prior to intubation. after intubation it would be difficult to see more than the tube merging from the laryngeal aperture.

[pathankhan39]

try a prone position. hey can someone plz tell me if examination of larynx n esophagous is possible on a kid with endotracheal intubation. ??? i mean if larynx is already intubated how come v can look into larynx . thx

[pmelli525]

my son only has hypotonia when asleep or very tired. It seems to be limited to his glossal muscles, thrachea and larynx as far as I know. He bstructs completely when asleep in upright position - no falling asleep in the car seat for him. I've spent 6 years flipping him on to his side when he's asleep trying to prevent pulmonary hypertension. We've even been to Dr. Robin Cottin in Cincinatti. They have never seen a child that obstructs in upright position while asleep. Still hoping for answers.

[pmelli525]

tipping his head does make a difference. Actually the more upright the worse because he has arytenoid cartilage prolapse. So gravity pulls the arytenoids down. Then with the laryngomalacia, his airway just closes around them. On his back flat he also obstructs because he has glossoptosis. But the upright position is the absolute worst position. He completely obstructs. I am also a nurse and a frustrated mom. I posted this originally hoping someone out there has a kid like mine & will help us.

[PhantomFoxglove]

I'm an RN in a NICU, and they have very floppy little bodies and it is hard to keep their airways open just right, so I've just had a lot of practice with positioning. :)

[Uprock415]

Nice observation. I didn't think about the kinking in the kid's airway.