Treatment of tonsillitis in children

Tonsillitis is more likely to occur in people with relatively weak resistance. Since children's resistance is relatively low compared to adults, the incidence of tonsillitis in children is slightly higher than that in adults. If a child at home accidentally suffers from tonsillitis, it is recommended that parents do not give the child medication at will, but learn more about the treatment methods of childhood tonsillitis and get the child treated as soon as possible.

1. Drug treatment

Acute tonsillitis is contagious and should be isolated appropriately. Because this disease is mostly caused by streptococcal infection, the use of antibiotics and sulfonamides has better therapeutic effects. Penicillin is the first choice antibiotic. Those who are allergic to penicillin can choose erythromycin, lincomycin, etc. People with high fever, headache and body aches can choose antipyretic and analgesic drugs such as aspirin. If the condition does not improve after 2-3 days of treatment, viral or other bacterial infection should be considered, and antiviral drugs, sensitive antibiotics or sulfonamides should be used instead. Adrenal cortical hormones such as prednisone and dexamethasone may be used as appropriate. In addition, you should pay attention to rest, have bowel movements, drink plenty of water, eat cold liquid food, and take appropriate amounts of antipyretic and analgesic drugs, mouthwashes, etc. Most patients can recover in about 1 week.

2. Surgical treatment

There is no definitely effective conservative treatment for chronic tonsillitis, but some people have tried traditional Chinese medicine, local medication for the tonsils, freezing, physical therapy, etc. Tonsillectomy may also be performed. In the past, tonsillectomy was very common to prevent serious complications caused by tonsil lesions. In recent years, as people have come to realize that tonsils have immune functions, there has been controversy over whether tonsillectomy is beneficial. Therefore, the number of surgeries has decreased compared to before. There are also different opinions on surgical indications, surgical effects, and whether tonsillectomy will affect the body's immune function. According to recent studies, tonsils are involved in humoral immunity and cellular immunity, and can produce B lymphocytes that synthesize various immunoglobulins.

In fact, as long as children's tonsillitis is not particularly serious, the probability of being cured is very high. As long as the patient can actively cooperate with the doctor during the treatment and take care of himself according to the doctor's instructions, the patient's condition will gradually recover and the pain caused by the disease will be greatly reduced.