Patient's question:
Last week, I just gave birth to my baby at home. He has some problems with his tongue and sometimes his mouth opens very wide. His breathing has been diagnosed as having a small deformity syndrome. I would like to ask, how long can patients with micrognathia syndrome live?Doctor's answer:
Micrognathia syndrome refers to a syndrome characterized by congenital micrognathia, lingual droop, cleft palate, and inspiratory respiratory obstruction in newborns and infants. Strengthening feeding care and nutrition can improve the severity of micrognathia, prevent asphyxiation and lower respiratory tract infections. Adopting a lateral decubitus position and feeding in this position can reduce the degree of uvular droop and alleviate symptoms. The prognosis is poor, and children may die early due to feeding difficulties, malnutrition, respiratory distress, lung infections, and cardiovascular malformations.