In the case of the diagnosis of "pharyngitis" (inflammation of the mucosa of the posterior wall of the larynx) in infants, treatment is prescribed fairly sparing because the child is small enough to prescribe more serious medications.
Pharyngitis in children: how to treat at home?
For successful treatment of pharyngitis, you need to see a doctor. However, the mother can arrange and treatment procedures at home as a supplement to the complex treatment prescribed by a pediatrician:
- after each meal, gargle should be rinsed with antiseptic means (chlorophyllipt, sea salt);
- application of warming compresses on the area of the cervical spine;
- drinking a decoction of chamomile during the day at least three times;
- treatment of the oral cavity with a solution of furacilin.
- it is important to use such antibiotics for pharyngitis in children as hexoral, gum, stopangin, bioparox, tantum-verde).
It is forbidden to use aerosol products for the treatment of children under the age of three, since such manipulations can cause bronchospasm and stop breathing. In the case of the compulsory need for antibiotics, an infant can inject an aerosol over the cheek area, rather than into the throat itself. In this case, the probability of bronchospasm is excluded. However, it is worth remembering that the use of antibiotics is possible after examining the doctor and assessing the appropriateness of using antibiotics, since their use as a therapeutic agent can cause a number of adverse reactions:
- gastric bleeding;
- development of iron deficiency anemia;
- decrease in the number of platelets in the blood;
- as skin reactions: urticaria, itching, Quincke's edema;
- nausea;
- diarrhea;
- feeling of unpleasant taste in the mouth;
- dryness of the nasopharynx.
The use of individual antibiotics (eg, bioparox) can cause anaphylactic shock, the appearance of asthmatic attacks and bronchospasm.
Most antibiotics have a children's age under 3 in the list of contraindications.
How to cure pharyngitis in a child with folk remedies?
In addition to traditional methods of treatment in the diagnosis of "acute or chronic pharyngitis" treatment in children can be done with the use of folk remedies:
- inhalation with pharyngitis in children occupy a special place, since the procedure of inhalation over potato vapors helps to reduce edema of the mucosa. As a means for inhalation, you can use sage, eucalyptus, chamomile or calendula, a soda solution to reduce dryness of the throat;
- Fresh potato juice is used to rinse the throat;
- you can prepare a special syrup from finely chopped garlic and buckwheat honey, melted on low heat. Take this syrup is necessary during the day every hour until the moment of full recovery of the child;
- gargle with an infusion of garlic, apple / wine vinegar or brewed blackberry leaves;
- lubrication of the tonsils with propolis infusion, diluted with peach oil, will reduce pain;
- in the presence of hypertrophic pharyngitis in a chronic form, the use of herbs and plants containing tannic substances such as St. John's wort, birch leaves, and guinea-fowl are important.
In order to reduce the additional irritation of the pharynx when eating food, it is important to take into account the peculiarities of the organization of nutrition of the child, who suffers from pharyngitis, and to exclude very hot, cold, acidic, burning dishes.
The presence of air humidifier in the house, copious drinking of the child, adherence to the work and rest regime, frequent washing of hands helps prevent the occurrence of pharyngitis in childhood.