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webmd.com
https://www.webmd.com/lung/what-is-stridor
Stridor: Types, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatments - WebMD
Stridor is a high-pitched wheezing sound you make when something narrows your airway. Learn more about the types, causes, emergency symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
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respiratorytherapyzone.com
https://www.respiratorytherapyzone.com/stridor/
Stridor (Lung Sound): Overview and Practice Questions (2026)
Stridor is one of the most critical adventitious lung sounds clinicians must be able to recognize, as it often signals significant upper airway obstruction. Unlike lower-airway sounds such as wheezes or crackles, stridor is a loud, high-pitched noise typically heard during inspiration and can often be detected without a stethoscope. It results from turbulent airflow through a narrowed larynx ...
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healthline.com
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Stridor: Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment & More - Healthline
Stridor is a high-pitched, wheezing sound caused by disrupted airflow. Learn about types, stridor in children vs. adults, and more.
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chop.edu
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Stridor (Noisy Breathing) - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Stridor is noisy breathing that occurs due to obstructed air flow through a narrowed airway and is a symptom that points to a specific airway disorder.
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merckmanuals.com
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Stridor - Pulmonary Disorders - Merck Manual Professional Edition
Stridor is a high-pitched, predominantly inspiratory sound. It is most commonly associated with acute disorders, such as foreign body aspiration, but can be due to more chronic disorders, such as tracheomalacia.
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nationwidechildrens.org
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Noisy Breathing (Stertor, Stridor, Wheezing): Diagnosis and Treatment ...
One type of noisy breathing is Stertor. This term implies a noise created in the nose or the back of the throat. It is typically low-pitched and most closely sounds like nasal congestion you might experience with a cold, or like the sound made with snoring.
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entlecture.com
https://www.entlecture.com/stridor/
Stridor - Meaning, Causes, Diagnosis, and Best Treatment Options
Learn the meaning of stridor, its common causes, types, symptoms, and diagnostic methods.
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msdmanuals.com
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Stridor - Stridor - MSD Manual Consumer Version
Stridor is a gasping sound during inhalation resulting from a partial blockage of the throat (pharynx), voice box (larynx), or windpipe (trachea). Stridor is usually loud enough to be heard at some distance. The sound is caused by turbulent airflow through a narrowed upper airway.
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clevelandclinic.org
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Stridor (Noisy Breathing) Symptoms & Causes - Cleveland Clinic
Stridor, or noisy breathing, is a high-pitched whistling sound that happens when you inhale and exhale, caused by an airway blockage.
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Stridor - Wikipedia
Stridor (from Latin stridere 'to grate, screech') is an extra- thoracic high-pitched breath sound resulting from turbulent air flow in the larynx or elsewhere in the upper respiratory tract.