Babies born with laryngomalacia—a type of birth defect— make a noisy sound when they breathe. In fact, this condition is the most common cause for your infant's noisy breathing. The noise tends to get ...

Laryngomalacia is a condition of the voice box that results in noisy breathing. It occurs when the soft tissues of the voice box pull into the airway when a person inhales. Another symptom of this ...

Supraglottoplasty is a surgical procedure that removes excess tissue in the larynx, or voice box. It is the primary treatment for laryngomalacia, a condition that causes stridor, or noisy breathing, ...