Symptoms of tonsillitis in children
As a rule, the episode of acute tonsillitis or exacerbation of its chronic form is characterized by the following symptoms:
- increased body temperature;
- pain and sore throat, worse when swallowing;
- headache;
- inflammation and swelling of the lymph nodes;
- when fully examined in the pharyngeal cavity, you can find redness, swelling, and also purulent coating.
Treatment of acute tonsillitis in children
The question of how to treat acute tonsillitis in children can only be determined by the doctor based on the causative agent caused by the disease. So, if this affliction is of a viral nature, attention should be paid to the removal of unpleasant symptoms and to the child's well-being. In addition, it is useful to take measures to maintain the immune system of the body crumbs.
In turn, the treatment of bacterial tonsillitis in a child is impossible without the use of antibiotics. As a rule, in this case, preparations of the penicillin group are prescribed, however, if the baby does not tolerate them, it is often given Erythromycin.
To relieve pain and discomfort in both cases, use antiseptic drugs, for example, Geksoral, Miramistin, Tantum Verde and others.
To reduce the elevated body temperature, use Paracetamol or Ibuprofen, strictly observing the permissible dosage of the drug depending on the age of the baby.
In severe cases, treatment of acute tonsillitis in children, both viral and bacterial, is carried out in a hospital in a medical institution.
How to treat chronic tonsillitis in children?
Treatment of chronic tonsillitis in children is carried out mainly at home. Meanwhile, with this disease you can not engage in self-medication, - taking all medications and carrying out the necessary procedures should be strictly controlled by a doctor.
Usually treatment of this disease includes the following activities:
- rinsing and rinsing the pharyngeal cavity with antiseptic solutions, such as Furacilin, Miramistin, Chlorhexidine and others;
- if necessary, antibiotic therapy;
- in the case of antibiotics - the use of probiotics, such as Bifidumbacterin, Linex or Hilak Forte;
- taking medications in the form of sprays to relieve pain in the throat, for example, Tantum Verde or Proposol;
- correction of general immunity with the help of multivitamin complexes, as well as medicines such as IRS-19, Immunal or Ribomunil;
- Physiotherapeutic procedures - UHF, tube and others.
In severe cases, when methods of conservative treatment do not have the proper effect, doctors can resort to a surgical operation called tonsillectomy. This procedure is the removal of patients with tonsils under local anesthesia.
Treatment of tonsillitis in children with folk remedies
Simultaneously with the treatment prescribed by the doctor, to get rid of the symptoms of tonsillitis you can refer to folk methods, for example:
- Crush 2 cloves of garlic, pour them a glass of boiling milk and leave it until completely cooled. After that, the means to mix, strain and rinse their throats 2-3 times a day for 7-10 days.
- 250 grams of beets cut into small pieces, add a tablespoon of vinegar, mix and leave so for 1-2 days. With the allocated juice to rinse a cavity of a throat 3-4 times a day. The course of treatment for this drug is on average 1-2 weeks.
- Combine freshly squeezed lemon juice and granulated sugar in equal proportions, mix thoroughly and take this remedy 3 times a day for 14 days.