The constantly changing weather makes tonsillitis in children quite common. However, the disease is often confused with the flu, sore throat. Knowing the signs of the disease will help parents to detect and treat the disease effectively and safely.
Tonsillitis in children
Dr. Nguyen Thi Hoai An - Director of An Viet Hospital - Former Head of Department of Otolaryngology, Pediatric Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital. Tonsillitis is often confused with the flu because their symptoms are quite similar. Tonsillitis is a fairly common disease in children, caused by viruses, negative weather conditions, and environmental pollution ... The disease is not difficult to treat, but long periods of time make it chronic.
Amidan is an organ located on the side of the pharynx, where the food and airways intersect. Has a protective function to help increase the resistance of the nose and throat to viruses and bacteria that cause disease.
Bacteria: Group A beta hemolytic streptococcus, haemophilus influenzae, streptococcus, spirochetes ...
Virus: Flu, measles, whooping cough ...
Sudden changes in weather
Exposure to polluted environment, more dust, poor living conditions and poor hygiene.
Due to the body's resistance is poor, the body is prone to allergies
There are foci of infection that are not thoroughly treated in the throat and mouth such as: caries, gingivitis, VA inflammation, rhinitis.
The structure of the tonsil structure has many interstitial and cavities, which are the habitats, multiplication and growth of bacteria
Tonsillitis in children progresses very quickly, so when you notice the unusual signs below, you should take your child to a reputable medical facility for timely examination:
If you find that your normal child sleeps well but suddenly snores, the mother should take her child to a reputable medical facility for examination.
Children have symptoms of difficulty breathing, when sleeping breathing through their mouth.
Children have a high fever of 39-40 degrees Celsius, tired, fussy, irritable ...
If the child normally speaks clearly but in certain stages there is a change in the voice, the pronunciation is not clear ... this is also a warning sign of tonsillitis in the child.
Children eat slowly, complain of pain in the throat ... mothers must definitely not ignore this warning but quickly bring their children to medical facilities for timely examination.
Tonsillitis in children can cause many dangerous complications such as: difficulty breathing, sinusitis, otitis media, burning pain, crying, anorexia, rapid weight loss, glomerulonephritis, arthritis ... If the tonsils are left The swelling is too big, making it difficult for the child to breathe, severe cases can lead to death.
Children with tonsillitis
According to Oriental medicine experts, dissection of the beneficial tonsils is harmful, easily leading to the risk of other throat diseases with much more seriousness and danger. Therefore, should think carefully before deciding to cut this part of the body.
Only cut when:
Tonsillitis recurs many times, causing constant fever, reducing the child's resistance
The disease progresses seriously leading to dangerous complications such as hematuria, heart valve regurgitation, heart failure, rheumatism ...
Thus, parents need to detect early, proactively treat properly according to the doctor's advice. Children don't need tonsillectomy.
However, depending on the necessary case, doctor may prescribe tonsillectomy for children. Currently, there is a method of plasma in use. With advantages over the old methods such as safer, save time, quick recovery ...
If physical examination shows swollen tonsils but only super reddening of the surface, most of the cause is viral.
If you see red, swollen signs with white pus spots on the tonsils. Then the patient is determined to be the cause of the bacteria, and must be treated with antibiotics to prevent superinfection.
So, depending on each case, there will be appropriate treatment for the child. Parents absolutely do not arbitrarily use drugs. Take your child to a specialist for the right exams and medications.
Tonsillitis in children
To prevent tonsillitis, parents must clean their child's mouth by brushing their teeth every day, or rinsing their throat with light salt water before brushing.
When a child inhales a large amount of smoke and cigarette smoke, this is the chance for the virus to enter the baby's body and cause illness.
During seasons of change, you need to especially keep warm, especially the neck area. Low temperature will also cause the child's immune system to decrease and make the child more susceptible to disease.
A healthy environment has less chance for harmful bacteria to multiply and cause diseases. Smoke-free environment is the most harmful environment, which easily leads to tonsillitis in children. Because there are countless disease-causing microorganisms in the dust, not to mention there are toxic substances for the respiratory tract, especially in the polluted area.
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