Acute nasopharyngitis in children is a common cold season. If not detected and treated in time, your baby will have to face dangerous complications such as respiratory tract infections, otitis media, acute glomerulonephritis ...
The cause of acute rhinitis
Acute rhinitis in children is an inflammation of the pharyngeal mucosa that occurs suddenly by viruses (measles, flu, adenovirus ...), bacteria (pneumococcus, staphylococci, streptococcus, hemophillus influenzae ...).
In which, the most serious case is caused by group A streptococcus (S.pyogenes). In addition to the causes mentioned, this disease is also caused by external factors such as:
Sudden change of weather
Inhabits low temperature and high humidity
Domestic or industrial dust
Toxic smoke such as tobacco, kitchen smoke, charcoal, firewood ...
In addition, children often bathe in air-tight places, take cold showers, do not dry themselves, but put on clothes right away are also at high risk of infection. At the same time, the disease can also appear if the child is in a high temperature environment and then suddenly moves to an air-conditioned room, experiencing erratic weather or changing seasons.
Manifestations of the disease
If you find that your baby has the following signs, the mother should quickly take the baby to the hospital for examination and timely intervention. Because if not treated properly, children are very susceptible to dangerous complications.
Frequent runny nose, stuffy nose, cough, sore throat, dry cough, and phlegm.
Fever: Mild or high up to 40 ° C.
Children anorexia , fussy crying, difficulty falling asleep, breathing through their mouth due to stuffy nose. Sometimes, the baby is breathing faster than usual and shows signs of constriction in the chest.
Vomiting and loose stools.
When sick, children often fussy, stop eating, wheezing ...
When is it dangerous?
Weather-induced acute rhinitis in children lasts about 3 to 4 days. If your baby's resistance is good, the disease will gradually subside, the symptoms will disappear very quickly.
However, with children with poor immune systems, the disease progresses more complicated. The disease has the potential to cause complications such as rhinitis, ear infections, bronchitis, chronic rhinitis, glomerulonephritis ... Parents should pay attention to the above signs for early detection as well as bring their children to hospital to be checked and monitored.
How to prevent acute rhinitis in children?
To prevent acute rhinitis, children should regularly keep their mouth, nose and throat clean every day. Parents should practice baby the habit of brushing teeth after eating, before going to bed at night and in the morning after waking up.
Regular oral hygiene will help your baby avoid acute rhinitis.
If infected, parents let the child bathe with warm water in an airtight room. When the shower is finished, the mother remembers to dry the baby before putting on new clothes. In addition, you should not arbitrarily use drops or antibiotics to treat your child unless directed by your doctor. Because of this there is the potential to cause dangerous complications.
To find out a cure for acute rhinopharyngitis in children, parents should see a doctor who specializes in ear, nose and throat. This will help to find out the cause of the disease so that the doctor will have the right treatment for each case.
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