ArticleCureus2025
Is YouTube a Reliable Source for Laryngomalacia Information?
Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
1 citing paper in PubMed.
- Parental knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding laryngomalacia in Saudi Arabia: a nationwide cross-sectional study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
7 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Objective The goal of our study was to assess information pertaining to laryngomalacia on YouTube. Methods On February 6, 2022, YouTube (www.youtube.com) was searched for "laryngomalacia," and the first 100 videos based on "relevance" were included. Videos were excluded if they did not discuss laryngomalacia or if the audio was not in English. Two medical students independently viewed and analyzed each video. Each video was evaluated for author, category, goal, video quality, audio quality, and basic YouTube metrics. Videos were also evaluated for specific information about laryngomalacia, including a definition of laryngomalacia, how it is diagnosed, symptoms mentioned, and treatment options. A modified DISCERN criteria score was included to evaluate the quality of information in each video. Results Ninety-five videos were included. The most common video authors were patient caregivers (N = 33, 34.7%). The goal of 31.6% (N = 30) of the videos was to demonstrate the symptoms of laryngomalacia, while 25.3% (N = 24) provided a complete overview of laryngomalacia. Videos made for educational purposes by hospitals and providers were statistically more likely to be of better quality regarding video clarity, text, and graphics (p = 0.001) when compared to videos classified as testimonials and patient caregiver experiences. Moreover, 48.3% (N = 28) of the educational videos were classified as 3/3 for video quality, while 10.8% (N = 4) of the testimonials and patient caregiver experience videos were rated as 3/3. The majority of the videos met only one of the five DISCERN criteria (N = 56, 58.9%). Only one of the videos (N = 1, 1.0%) shared resources with viewers. Conclusion The stridor that often accompanies laryngomalacia can be concerning for parents to witness in their child. When parents and caregivers search for information about laryngomalacia on YouTube, they typically find home videos focused on testimonials and personal caregiver experiences. Referring parents to specific, high-quality social media resources is crucial to reduce misconceptions given the wide variety of presentation and severity of laryngomalacia.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.