It sounds like barking in the middle of the night — the kind that alarms many parents — but it is most likely stridor. What ...

Most croup cases are mild, with symptoms worse at night For Abby, 45, from Bedford, the sound of a “stridor”, the whistling sound that comes with the barking cough of a child with croup, is one she ...

With so many kids coughing, it can be difficult to determine when it is something other than the much-talked-about flu. A barking cough that makes your child sound like a seal at the zoo could be ...

This horrible-sounding cough often affects young children but can be treated. An acute infection of the larynx (voice box) and the trachea, croup is characterised by a dry, barking cough and laboured ...

A cough that seemingly won’t quit often may be managed with over-the-counter medications, home remedies and patience. When ...

Medically reviewed by Lyndsey Garbi, MDMedically reviewed by Lyndsey Garbi, MD Croup is a contagious upper respiratory tract infection that can cause airway swelling and a hoarse, barking-like cough.