Causes of hoarseness in children

Children are very cute, especially when they can't speak yet and start babbling. Such babies are very cute. Children like to use shouting to attract attention. Some children have loud and sharp voices, while some children have hoarse voices. In fact, hoarseness is a manifestation of a disease, and it is necessary for children to receive treatment. So, what is the reason for hoarseness in children?

Four major causes of hoarseness in children

1. Vocal cord nodules and polyps: the most common cause of chronic hoarseness in children. It is often seen in children who speak loudly repeatedly and use their voice improperly. It manifests as symmetrical new growths in the front and middle 1/3 of the vocal cords, similar to the "calluses" caused by repeated friction of the hands. Children of this type should pay attention to talking less, change their bad voice habits, and take medication as an auxiliary treatment. Vocal cord polyps are common in the middle and front part of the unilateral vocal cord and require surgical treatment.

2. Laryngeal webs: The child has a hoarse voice since birth, with or without dyspnea that worsens when crying. It is divided into three types: glottic, supraglottic, and subglottic. The symptoms vary depending on the degree of obstruction. If it is complete, there is usually no chance for surgery and the baby will die of suffocation soon after birth. If symptoms occur, surgery is required.

3. Foreign body in throat: Children cry or play while eating, which may cause food, fish bones, bone fragments, etc. to be accidentally inhaled into the throat. It should be removed surgically as soon as possible after diagnosis.

4. Laryngeal papilloma: seen in children with recurrent hoarseness. The onset of the disease is related to HPV infection. If there is breathing difficulty after discovery, surgical treatment should be performed. The disease may recur after resection, and some children can recover on their own after adulthood.

Everyone likes a child with a loud voice. Therefore, parents are more worried about some children's hoarseness, fearing that the baby will have problems and affect their future development. But it is true, but parents don't need to worry too much. Most children have hoarseness due to vocal cord polyps, which is not harmful to health.