What are the treatments for tonsillitis in children?

Tonsillitis occurs mostly because of low immunity, which gives viruses an opportunity to take advantage. For children with tonsillitis, once this problem occurs, the treatment may be more troublesome than for adults. Therefore, it is recommended that parents must have enough patience to help their children complete the entire treatment process. In order for the disease to be cured as soon as possible, it is necessary for parents to understand some of the treatments for children's tonsillitis.

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.

Acute suppurative tonsillitis: You can gargle with Dobel's solution once every 4 hours. Hot compress or ultrashort wave thermal therapy on both sides of the mandibular angle has an anti-inflammatory effect.

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.

Since children's resistance may be relatively weak, parents must always pay attention to changes in their children's daily behavior to avoid giving viruses or bacteria opportunities as much as possible. Once the baby at home develops tonsillitis, the child must be taken to the hospital for treatment immediately. Early treatment will be more helpful for recovery.