What to do if your child has swollen tonsils and snores

Snoring, also known as sleep apnea syndrome, affects not only adults but also many children. It can cause others to be unable to sleep and parents are also worried that it may cause suffocation to their children. In fact, there is no need to worry too much about snoring. Most of the time, it is caused by some diseases, such as respiratory tract infections and nasal inflammation. It is not ruled out that it is caused by enlarged tonsils, which requires active treatment.

Tonsils can produce lymphocytes and antibodies, so they have anti-bacterial and anti-viral defense functions.

When the human body is affected by adverse factors such as excessive fatigue, exogenous cold and heat, decreased resistance, improper diet, etc., it will cause corresponding lesions in this area. Diseases such as acute pharyngitis, acute and chronic tonsillitis, and even rhinitis and Eustachian tube disease may cause swelling of the tonsils.

For enlarged tonsils, treatment should be sought as early as possible. In the early stages of the disease, when you first see related symptoms (mainly sore throat, dry throat, throat discomfort, bad breath, etc.), you should go to the relevant hospital for examination as soon as possible to avoid the disease from worsening.

Enlarged tonsils medication

When you feel discomfort in your throat, you can use watermelon frost throat lozenges to relieve the symptoms and prevent the occurrence of tonsillitis. If pharyngeal congestion, pus spots or ulcers occur, spray watermelon frost spray on the affected area and treat the inflammation in time.

If you have obvious sore throat and fever, you can take some Chinese patent medicines such as Shuanghuanglian Granules, Yinhuang Granules, Shuhouning Tablets, Vitamin C Yinqiao Tablets (Vitamin C Yinqiao Tablets are not suitable for colds and suppurative conditions) for anti-inflammatory treatment. If the disease recurs and does not heal for a long time, surgical treatment may be considered.

Tonsil patch: Swollen tonsils are generally caused by congestion in the tonsil area due to repeated inflammation of the tonsils. Transdermal administration can gradually reduce congestion and thus achieve the goal of shrinking tonsils. There are currently proven Chinese medicine patches specifically for tonsils, which are usually applied to the affected area for 15-24 hours.

Antibiotics are also commonly used in clinical practice to treat enlarged tonsils, but antibiotics have significant side effects in treating purulent enlarged tonsils, and long-term use can produce bacterial resistance.

Tonsillectomy

Indications for tonsillectomy include: tonsillitis occurs four or more times a year; tonsillitis occurs three or more times a year within two years; upper airway obstruction caused by swollen tonsils, resulting in severe snoring, difficulty swallowing, unclear pronunciation, etc.; one or more tonsillar abscesses; tonsils cause systemic diseases and become focal tonsils; repeated inflammation of the tonsils causes repeated attacks of rhinitis, otitis media, tracheitis, etc. or long-term treatment is unrecoverable.

You may get pharyngitis again after surgical resection. Due to the immune effect of tonsils on the body, try not to remove them.

Massage Techniques

Use your thumb nails to pinch the Shaoshang points on both sides for 1 to 2 minutes.

Press and rub the Hegu point with your fingers for 1 to 3 minutes.

Press Taixi and Yongquan acupoints for 1 minute each.

Rub the thenar eminence on both sides of the child with the tip of your thumb, and repeat the operation for 2 to 5 minutes.

Rub the lumbar and sacral area with the base of your palm until you feel warmth coming through.

During the massage, if the patient experiences a sudden rise in body temperature, abdominal pain, or early symptoms of shock, he or she should go to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible.

Daily care for swollen tonsils

Drink more boiled water to replenish the body's water. You can also drink more Isatis root water to play a preventive role. When having a bowel movement, taking liquid or soft food, or having obvious throat pain, pay attention to early intravenous treatment to prevent the spread of infection.

Children with tonsils should be given a liquid diet and should not eat spicy or irritating foods, sweet, fatty, or greasy foods, or fishy foods. They should eat more light and moist foods and rinse their mouths after each meal. In addition, quitting smoking and drinking is important for preventing chronic tonsillitis.

Pay attention to oral hygiene, rinse your mouth with light salt water in the morning and evening, and actively treat diseases of the oral cavity and nearby tissues.

Develop good living habits, pay attention to rest, avoid overwork, and adjust and rest in time if you are tired. Keep exercising to improve the body's ability to resist disease.

Don't smoke indoors to reduce throat irritation. The air should be fresh, try to remove the humid air in the room, and the temperature should be appropriate. In addition, tonsillitis is contagious, so you should reduce going out, and avoid going to crowded places such as cinemas and shopping malls, especially when respiratory and digestive system diseases are prevalent.