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10 possible causes of 'Stridor'
Click to view article 1. Anaphylaxis
Anaphylaxis is a life-threatening type of allergic reaction.Anaphylactic reaction; Anaphylactic shock; Shock-...
This condition is considered a medical emergency. Urgent care may be required.

Symptoms:

  • Abdominal cramps
  • Throat tightness
  • Pain
  • Choking
  • Stridor
Click to view article 2. Chemical burn or reaction
Chemicals that touch skin can lead to a reaction on the skin, throughout the body, or both.Chemical exposure ...
This condition is considered a medical emergency. Urgent care may be required.

Symptoms:

  • Headache
  • Rash
  • Blisters
  • Hives
  • Stridor
Click to view article 3. Diphtheria
Diphtheria is an acute infectious disease caused by the bacteria Corynebacterium diphtheriae.Diphtheria sprea...

Symptoms:

  • Peripheral cyanosis
  • Airway obstruction
  • Blue fingernails
  • Stopped breathing
  • Stridor
4. Angioedema
Angioedema is a swelling, similar to hives, but the swelling is beneath the skin rather than on the surface. ...

Symptoms:

  • Abdominal cramps
  • Hives
  • Shortness of breath
  • Eye swelling
  • Stridor
Click to view article 5. Epiglottitis
Epiglottitis is inflammation of the cartilage that covers the trachea(windpipe).
This condition is considered a medical emergency. Urgent care may be required.

Symptoms:

  • Peripheral cyanosis
  • Difficulty in swallowing
  • Hoarseness
  • Stridor
  • Shaking chills
6. Lung cancer
Lung cancer is cancer that begins in the lungs, the two organs found in the chest that help you breathe.The l...

Symptoms:

  • Tired
  • Pain
  • Joint pain
  • Shoulder pain
  • Stridor
Click to view article 7. Lung cancer - non-small cell
Cancer- lung- non-small cell; Non-small cell lung cancer; NSCLC.Non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC) is the most...

Symptoms:

  • Hoarseness
  • Joint pain
  • Change in voice
  • Chest pain
  • Stridor
Click to view article 8. Choking - adult or child over 1 year
Anyone who is choking should have a medical examination. Complications can occur not only from the choking, b...
This condition is considered a medical emergency. Urgent care may be required.

Symptoms:

  • Peripheral cyanosis
  • Blue fingernails
  • Unable to speak
  • Stridor
  • High-pitched breath sounds
Click to view article 9. Lung cancer - small cell
It tends to spread much more quickly than non-small cell lung cancer.There are three different types of small...

Symptoms:

  • High-pitched breath sounds
  • Facial swelling
  • Pain
  • Change in voice
  • Stridor
10. Deviated Septum
The nasal septum is a thin structure, separating the two sides of the nose. If it is not in the middle of the...

Symptoms:

  • Stridor
  • Shortness of breath
  • Pain
  • Headache
  • Nosebleed
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