What causes baby's difficulty swallowing?

Swallowing is the most common and basic function of our body, but some diseases can cause us to have difficulty swallowing. Because adults and children are two different groups of people, the causes that may cause dysphagia in adults have nothing to do with children. So what could be the cause of children's dysphagia? Some experts say that this situation does not rule out the possibility of cerebral palsy. What is cerebral palsy?

Cerebral palsy usually refers to a central movement disorder caused by non-progressive brain damage or abnormal brain development caused by various reasons from before birth to one month after birth.

Specific symptoms of cerebral palsy

1. Slow reaction and no response when the name is called. These are early manifestations of intellectual disability in children with cerebral palsy. It is generally believed that slow reaction at 4 months and no response when the name is called at 6 months can be diagnosed as intellectual disability.

2. Body weakness and decreased spontaneous movements are symptoms of hypotonia and can be seen in one month. If it persists for more than 4 months, it may be diagnosed as severe brain damage, mental retardation or muscle system disease.

3. Head circumference is an objective indicator of brain morphological development. Children with cerebral palsy often have abnormal head circumference.

4. The child has poor weight gain and is unable to breastfeed.

5. Fixed posture is often caused by abnormal muscle tone due to brain damage. Children have difficulty swallowing, such as opisthotonos, frog position, inverted U-shaped posture, etc. It can be seen one month after birth.

6. The body becomes stiff. What causes cerebral palsy? This is a symptom of hypertonia and can be seen at one month. If it persists for more than 4 months, it can be diagnosed as cerebral palsy.

According to the above introduction to cerebral palsy, from the symptom point of view, dysphagia is just one manifestation of cerebral palsy. If the baby shows other manifestations that are the same as the above symptoms, then it may be. But no matter whether it is true or not, dysphagia is very uncomfortable for children after all, so it is better to send them to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment as soon as possible.