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What Causes Clicking Jaws In Infants?

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                                        My newborn baby's jaw clicks when she tries to feed. The midwives say she is not getting any food from my wife's breasts and can't get it from a bottle either                         
Wed, 16 Nov 2016
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Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC..

I have gone through your query and can understand your concern..

As per your complain clicking sound while feeding can be due to sound coming from the jaw joint while can also be due to continuous breaking of the seal inside mouth while sucking leading to difficulty in feeding..

Jaw joint clicking can be due to traumatic injury to jaw joint that can be most commonly due to forcep assisted delivery..

But in case if the clicking is from mouth it can be due to causes like engorgement, poor positioning of the child, excess flow of milk, some infection in throat etc..

So consult a Obstetrician and get her evaluated and a thorough clinical evaluation has to be done for ruling out the cause and can be treated accordingly..

Hope this information helps..

Thanks and regards.
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.
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What Causes Clicking Jaws In Infants?

Hi. Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC.. I have gone through your query and can understand your concern.. As per your complain clicking sound while feeding can be due to sound coming from the jaw joint while can also be due to continuous breaking of the seal inside mouth while sucking leading to difficulty in feeding.. Jaw joint clicking can be due to traumatic injury to jaw joint that can be most commonly due to forcep assisted delivery.. But in case if the clicking is from mouth it can be due to causes like engorgement, poor positioning of the child, excess flow of milk, some infection in throat etc.. So consult a Obstetrician and get her evaluated and a thorough clinical evaluation has to be done for ruling out the cause and can be treated accordingly.. Hope this information helps.. Thanks and regards. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.