5 Causes of Stridor

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STRIDOR✨❗️🔊. 📌 Stridor is the sound produced by turbulent airflow through the larynx or trachea. An intrinsic or extrinsic lesion narrows the airway, causing turbulent flow and stridor. 📌 Stridor, an audible high-pitched sound with respiration, is a common but serious symptom that requires immediate medical evaluation. 📌 It occurs when air is forced through a narrowed airway lumen. 📌 In general, narrowing superior to the vocal cords leads to inspiratory stridor, whereas narrowing below the