How to treat conjunctivitis in children?

Probably, there is not such a child who would never face conjunctivitis for once. This unpleasant and in some cases a dangerous disease, is also called a disease of dirty hands. This is often true, but there are also infectious and allergic varieties of this disease. Be that as it may, coping with it is not difficult, the main thing is to start treatment on time and adhere to certain rules.

Ways to combat conjunctivitis - how to cure it in a child?

• The main thing to remember is the ubiquitous cleanliness - the hands of an adult before the procedures should be thoroughly treated with water and soap and wipe with a clean towel;
• Children's handles, which are constantly trying to rub the sick eyes several times a day, should be washed with soap and the marigold should be cut short;
• Tampons for treatment should be sterile and disposable for each of the eyes;
• Drops should be buried in the conjunctive bag no more than one - everything else will flow out and it will be useless;
• All solutions and infusions for washing should be fresh, they can not be stored;
• Ointment, which is used, must be necessarily eye, but not ordinary;
• The child should have his own towel, because conjunctivitis is a very contagious contact disease.

How to treat allergic conjunctivitis?

Treatment of allergies is not easy and long-lasting, because the slightest contact with the allergen causes lacrimation and reddening of the eye. It is necessary to identify the cause - that is, the allergen, to which the body reacts. It is not always possible to do this.

To reduce the manifestations of allergic conjunctivitis, antihistamine eye drops and means for internal administration are used.

Treatment of viral conjunctivitis in children

The most common way to get infected with this disease is the virus. First, the child has symptoms of acute respiratory viral infection, and a few days later they are connected with lacrimation, redness of the eyeballs, "sand" in the eyes and photophobia.

In this case, the cause of the disease is the same. Fighting such a virus is easier than with other types of conjunctivitis, even not very experienced mothers know how to treat it with folk remedies. For this, a strong fresh tea tea has long been used. It must be filtered, cooled and rinsed a few times a day.

A similar anti-inflammatory effect is the daisy, the flowers of cornflower and calendula. They are brewed in a water bath and washed with inflamed eyes. Older children can make compresses on the eyes - cotton wool soaked in a solution. As a rule, the treatment does not exceed one week and the patient quickly recovers.

How to treat bacterial conjunctivitis in children?

Often a bacterial infection joins the virus infection, and then heavy artillery - antibiotics - is already in use, as folk methods here will be ineffective. But in order to assign the necessary remedy to the baby, it is necessary to sow the crop from the eyes, and to find out what the bacteria that are settling there are sensitive to.

For treatment, two types of antibiotics are most often used - in drops and in ointments. Bury the eyes up to 8-10 times a day, and ointment is laid down the lower eyelid before day and night sleep. It is not necessary to be afraid, when the doctor speaks often to drip eyes - the antibiotic practically is not soaked up in an organism, and operates or works locally.

How to treat purulent conjunctivitis?

Bacterial conjunctivitis is often accompanied by a large excretion of pus from the eye. It withers on the cilia and does not allow eyes to open after sleep. At the edge of the eyelids, crusts are formed, which irritate the already inflamed eyes.

Fighting with purulent discharge helps the good old levomycetin in drops, with a concentration of 0.25%. It is undesirable to use for this purpose albucid (sulfacil sodium) of any concentration, because it is ineffective and very irritating and baking the eye. For rapid recovery it is desirable to drip on a drop every hour and before bedtime lay the tetracycline eye ointment under the eyelid.

Treatment of chronic conjunctivitis in children

If the treatment is finished ahead of time, the remaining bacteria begin to multiply again and no longer respond to the antibiotic. So there is a chronic form of conjunctivitis, which can hardly be cured.

In order to rid the child of a chronic illness, tests for sensitivity to antibiotics are needed, and to choose one that really will fight the infection. It is advisable to pass the test for chlamydia, which are often the culprits of chronic conjunctivitis.