What are the treatments for sinusitis in children?

Sinusitis is a very common nasal disease. Children are the main patients of sinusitis. When children are infected with the disease, parents are extremely worried because the disease is difficult to cure and may cause some complications when it occurs. If general drug therapy is adopted, it will bring side effects to the baby's body. Today, I will introduce to you in detail the treatment methods for pediatric sinusitis.

For children with sinusitis, if a cold lasts for a week, the purulent discharge does not decrease or even increases, and the symptoms worsen, sinusitis should be considered. Sinusitis usually occurs in autumn and winter. The expert treated a 10-year-old patient who had been suffering from sinusitis for more than half a year. He had thick nasal discharge and often cleared his throat unconsciously. Experts found that the little patient's face was yellow and his body was thin, which was obviously the result of the abuse of antibiotics.

Traditional Chinese medicine treatment: Traditional Chinese medicine treatment often uses Jiang's rhinitis ointment. The herbal formula: 30 grams of Xanthium sibiricum, 20 grams of Magnolia officinalis, 35 grams of Scutellaria baicalensis, 4 grams of Asarum, 25 grams of Angelica dahurica, 10 grams of Gentiana scabra and other Chinese herbal medicines. It is a manual process, with careful selection of medicines, drying, grinding, and external use twice a day. It is not only effective for pediatric sinusitis, but also has good effects on other sinusitis.

1. Acute sinusitis in children:

(1) Use antibiotics promptly and apply nasal mucosal astringents topically (do not use nasal and eye cleaners) to improve ventilation.

(2) Use Chinese medicine to clear away heat and detoxify.

2. Chronic sinusitis in children

(1) The key is to enhance one’s overall disease resistance and use Chinese medicine to cure the disease so that it will not recur.

(2) Use Chinese medicine that clears away heat, removes toxins, nourishes yin and resolves phlegm.

(3) Use Chinese medicine to nourish the spleen and stomach and stimulate appetite.

From the above article, we can see what are the treatments for pediatric sinusitis. It can be seen that if you want to treat pediatric sinusitis, it is best to adopt traditional Chinese medicine, because traditional Chinese medicine treatment is more targeted, Chinese medicine has small side effects, and little harm to the baby's body. During the treatment, you must also pay attention to proper care, a reasonable diet, and develop regular work and rest habits.