How to effectively treat mumps in children

Every year we hear about the outbreak of mumps, almost in spring and winter. Mumps affects the health of many children in this season. Mumps is contagious and can spread to multiple children. Many children cannot go to school and live normally after getting mumps. Moreover, mumps will have a series of complications after the onset of the disease, and it can also cause sensorineural deafness and life-threatening. Mumps patients need timely treatment, should stay in bed and rest, and do a good job of isolation. As long as the condition is not too serious, it will not cause children, but you must also be careful about the existence of complications.

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There is no specific treatment for mumps in children, and symptomatic treatment is the main approach.

The child should rest in bed and receive symptomatic treatment until the gland swelling disappears completely. To reduce high fever and acid irritation to the oral cavity, enteric-coated aspirin or acetaminophen can be used. You can use compound boric acid solution to gargle, but sulfonamides and antibiotics are ineffective. Traditional Chinese medicine is a commonly used medicine. Puji Xiaodu Yin can be used for internal use, and Isatis root can be used as a single medicinal ingredient. Whether the topical application of Zijin Ding or Ruyi Jinhuang Powder, mixed with vinegar and then applied externally is really effective needs to be confirmed by strict control observation of a certain number of cases. There are different opinions on whether interferon can accelerate the reduction of swelling and shorten the course of treatment in clinical treatment. Local heat and infrared lamp therapy can also be used.

When complicated with orchitis, you can use cotton and a T-band to lift the testicles and apply local cold compresses to relieve pain. In severe cases, hydrocortisone can be used for a short period of time.

When pancreatitis occurs, fasting, intravenous fluids and antibiotics should be given. Patients with meningoencephalitis are mainly treated symptomatically, and dehydration therapy can be used for those with increased intracranial pressure.

Prognosis

The prognosis of this disease is good and all patients can recover completely. Patients with meningoencephalitis generally have a good prognosis, but severe cases may result in death from respiratory or circulatory failure. In a few cases, permanent sensorineural hearing loss may occur on one side.

Can mumps cause deafness in children?

Mumps in children can cause deafness. This situation is not uncommon. Mumps is medically known as mumps. Many children across the country suffer from this disease every year. Mumps is an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by the mumps virus. This disease is more common in winter and spring, and is more likely to attack children. According to clinical statistics, 92% of mumps patients are children aged 4 to 12 years old. Before the onset of the disease, children often experience general discomfort, loss of appetite, low fever, and subsequent swelling of the parotid area on one or both sides. Many parents know that "mumps" can cause meningitis, meningoencephalitis, orchitis, otitis media, pancreatitis, etc.

Mumps-induced deafness is due to the mumps virus entering the inner ear through the blood circulation, causing degenerative changes and atrophy of the inner ear's spiral organ, tectorial membrane, basilar membrane, and spiral ganglion, resulting in hearing loss or even complete loss. Deafness caused by mumps occurs suddenly, and may occur at some point during the illness or after recovery. More than 70% of this type of deafness occurs in one ear, and in a few cases both ears are damaged at the same time. This may be related to differences in the cochlear vascular structure and the amount of virus absorbed. When deafness occurs, children may experience symptoms such as dizziness, tinnitus, and nausea. However, younger children are often not good at expressing themselves, and their condition is often ignored, resulting in irreversible lifelong deafness. Therefore, when a child suffers from mumps, you must not be careless and think that the disease does not require treatment and will get better naturally after a few days. This can have serious consequences for the child.