How to prevent children from having a hoarse throat due to a cold

Spring is coming, another sensitive season, and allergic diseases are on the rise again. Young babies may catch a cold due to insufficient resistance, leading to tonsillitis and sore throat. Respiratory diseases cannot be ignored. Parents should seek medical treatment in time to allow our babies to grow up healthy and strong. So how should we prevent and treat the symptoms of hoarseness caused by colds in our daily lives? Let’s analyze it for you below.

What to do if your child has a hoarse voice

The child suddenly became hoarse and his voice became very unpleasant. After examination, no problems were found, which made his parents very anxious. So, what should we do if our child has a hoarse voice?

According to experts, children are in the developmental stage and their vocal organs are not very mature. In addition, they are easily emotional. They shout when they are happy and cry loudly when they are unhappy. This can easily cause swelling and inflammation of the vocal cords. The inflamed vocal cords become congested, causing the local membrane to thicken. The membrane is uneven and cannot close, causing the voice to become hoarse or loss of voice.

The first thing to do to relieve hoarseness is to avoid letting your child talk or shout loudly. Secondly, boiled water is the best "throat soothing medicine", so be sure to let your child drink more boiled water; you can also let him drink some vegetable and fruit juices that have the effect of clearing heat and removing fire, such as pear juice, chrysanthemum tea, etc. Also, be careful not to let your children drink cold or carbonated drinks, and avoid spicy and irritating foods. If the hoarseness is more serious, you can give your child some throat-clearing and throat-relief medicines, such as Qinghou Liyan granules. The effect is quite good. Generally, after taking it continuously for 10 to 15 days, the child's throat will be completely restored.

It is worth noting that when a child has a hoarse throat, it is not advisable to take medicines such as Isatis root and Sterculia lychnophora. Because these medicines are cold in nature, children will become weak if they take them frequently, and in severe cases may even develop stomach ulcers.

What medicine should a child take for hoarseness?

Some children like to shout and yell, which can easily lead to hoarseness over time. So, what medicine should children take if they have a hoarse voice?

1. Boiled water. Boiled water is the best "throat soothing medicine", so parents must let their children drink more boiled water; they can also let them drink some vegetable and fruit juices that have the effect of clearing heat and removing fire, such as pear juice, chrysanthemum tea, etc.

2. Medicines for clearing the throat and relieving sore throat. For example, Qinghou Liyan Granules are particularly effective in treating hoarseness in children. Generally, the child's throat can be fully restored within 10 to 15 days of continuous use.

In addition, some dietary therapy recipes are also effective in treating hoarseness in children.

Sichuan Fritillary Bulbs Stewed with Pear

Ingredients: 10 grams of Fritillaria cirrhosa, 1 pear, and appropriate amount of rock sugar.

Method: Wash the snow pear, cut it into small pieces, add Sichuan Fritillaria, appropriate amount of water and rock sugar, and stew together for 1 hour.

Efficacy: This stew has the effect of resolving phlegm and relieving cough, moistening the lungs and relieving sore throat.

Apple honey water

Ingredients : 5 apples, appropriate amounts of lemon juice and honey.

Method : Wash and peel the apples, cut into small pieces, add 1000 ml of water, boil over high heat, and turn off the heat; when the apple water naturally cools to 40℃, add lemon juice and honey and stir well.

This drink has the effect of resolving phlegm and relieving cough, moistening the lungs and relieving throat.

It should be noted that some parents will give their children medicines such as Isatis root and Sterculia lychnophora when their children have hoarse throats. This is inappropriate. Because these medicines are cold in nature, children will become weak if they take them frequently, and in severe cases may even develop stomach ulcers.

What food should children eat when their voice is hoarse?

A child's voice should be mellow, pleasant, crisp and melodious, but a child's vocal cords are relatively tender and their tissues are relatively loose. If they do not learn to make sounds scientifically, and overuse their voices for a long time or shout loudly, it is easy for the vocal cords to become congested and edematous, causing the throat to become hoarse. So, what food should children eat if they have a hoarse throat?

Cabbage and Radish Soup

Ingredients : 500 grams of cabbage, 150 grams of white radish, and appropriate amount of salt.

Method : Wash the cabbage and cut into small pieces; wash the white radish and cut into thin slices. Then put all the ingredients into a casserole, add 1000 ml of water, and cook over high heat. When half of the water is left, add salt to taste and it is ready to drink.

Efficacy: This soup has the effects of relieving qi and resolving phlegm, clearing away heat and detoxifying.

Sichuan Fritillary Bulbs Stewed with Pear

Ingredients : 10 grams of Fritillaria cirrhosa, 1 pear, and appropriate amount of rock sugar.

Method : Wash the snow pear, cut it into small pieces, add Sichuan Fritillaria, appropriate amount of water and rock sugar, and stew together for 1 hour.

Efficacy : This stew has the effect of resolving phlegm and relieving cough, moistening the lungs and relieving sore throat.

In addition, if the child's hoarseness is more serious, you can give him some throat-clearing and throat-relief medicines, such as Qinghou Liyan granules, which are quite effective. Generally, after taking it continuously for 10 to 15 days, the child's throat will be completely restored. Also, be careful not to let your children drink cold or carbonated drinks, and avoid spicy and irritating foods.

How to take care of a child with a hoarse voice

Children's vocal cords are more delicate, their tissues are looser, and their resistance to the outside world is weaker. If you do not pay attention to protecting their vocal organs at this time, their vocal cords may be damaged and their voices may become hoarse. So, how to take care of a child with a hoarse voice?

1. Replenish water. Boiled water is the best "throat soothing medicine", so parents must let their children drink more boiled water;

He drinks some vegetable and fruit juices that have the effect of clearing away heat and reducing internal heat, such as pear juice, chrysanthemum tea, etc.

2. Drug treatment. If the child's hoarseness is more serious, you can give him some throat-clearing and throat-relief medicines, such as Qinghou Liyan granules, which are quite effective. Generally, after taking it continuously for 10 to 15 days, the child's throat will be completely restored.

3. Don't shout. Excessive use of the voice or shouting loudly for a long time will cause the child's vocal cords to become congested and edematous, making the voice hoarse. Therefore, parents should teach their children not to speak loudly or shout, and avoid causing their children to cry loudly for no reason, so as to avoid invisibly damaging their throats.

4. Don’t take medicines such as Isatis root and Sterculia lychnophora. Some parents will give their children medicines such as Isatis root and Sterculia lychnophora when their children have hoarse throats. This is inappropriate. Because these medicines are cold in nature, if children take them frequently, their constitution will become weak, and in severe cases, they may even develop stomach ulcers.

What's wrong with the child's hoarseness?

Some children like to shout and scream to express their dissatisfaction when they encounter something unpleasant. Over time, their voices become hoarse. Why does this happen? What happened to my child's hoarse voice?

According to experts, children's vocal organs are in the stage of growth and development and are still relatively delicate. They have weak resistance to the outside world, and they are easily emotionally excited. They shout when they are happy and cry loudly when they are unhappy. This can easily cause congestion and edema of the vocal cords, making the local membrane thicker. If the membrane is uneven, it cannot close, causing the voice to become hoarse or loss of voice.

In addition, when seasons change, if children catch a cold or are attacked by a virus, their throats will become inflamed. Of course, hoarseness for a week or so is not a big problem. If the child continues to have this condition, it will cause pharyngitis, and over time it will be easy to develop diseases such as vocal cord nodules.

So, how can we prevent this situation?

1. Don't shout. Excessive use of the voice or shouting loudly for a long time will cause the child's vocal cords to become congested and edematous, making the voice hoarse. Therefore, parents should teach their children not to speak loudly or shout, and avoid causing their children to cry loudly for no reason, so as to avoid invisibly damaging their throats.

2. Drink more boiled water. Boiled water is the best "throat soothing medicine", so parents must let their children drink more boiled water; they can also let them drink some vegetable and fruit juices that have the effect of clearing heat and removing fire, such as pear juice, chrysanthemum tea, etc.