What to do if your child has hoarse voice?

In recent years, children have more and more homework and are under greater pressure. Many parents, hoping their sons will become successful and their daughters will become outstanding, enroll their children in various tutoring classes. There are many options for children to learn to sing, but if the voice is not used properly, it can easily be damaged and cause hoarseness. So, what should we do if our child has hoarse voice? Let’s find out through the following content!

Chronic laryngitis is a common disease in children. Chronic laryngitis in children is more common in preschool children. The main symptom is hoarseness, which is characterized by repeated occurrence, alternating light and severe symptoms, and never accompanied by breathing difficulties. The main cause of this chronic laryngitis is excessive and improper use of the voice, and other chronic inflammations of the respiratory tract are also one of the reasons. Children in kindergarten, especially boys, often use their voice excessively or improperly. For example, they compete with each other to see whose voice is louder when singing or reading aloud; they shout "Charge! Kill!" when playing war games together; crying or coughing for a long time causes the vocal cords to vibrate violently; long-term nasal congestion, runny nose, mouth breathing, and inflammatory secretions irritating the laryngeal mucosa can easily cause vocal cord edema and congestion, which can cause vocal cord hypertrophy or vocal cord nodules over time, and even develop into polyps, causing hoarseness.

For the treatment of chronic laryngitis in children, oral antibiotics and hormones can be used in the case of acute hoarseness, but the main thing is to let the child talk less and give the overtired vocal cords a rest. But it is very difficult to do this. Therefore, prevention of chronic laryngitis is even more important. Kindergarten teachers should understand some physiological and hygienic knowledge about children's vocalization, and avoid shouting loudly when singing or reading aloud. Chronic coughs should be treated promptly, and children should be given water regularly to prevent dry throat and inflammation.

Through the introduction above, I believe you already know what to do if your child has hoarse voice! Parents should also pay attention to not letting their children use their voices excessively and improperly. Don't wait until your child can no longer speak before taking him to the hospital for treatment. By then, the situation may have worsened. Therefore, parents must help their children protect their voices.