What to do if your six-month-old baby has a hoarse voice

Many parents find that their babies have hoarse voices when taking care of them. Some parents think that it is caused by the baby crying for a long time, while some patients think that it is caused by throat diseases. Therefore, there are many speculations, but the children are not taken to the hospital for examination. So what should I do if my six-month-old baby has hoarse voice? First of all, I should take the patient to the hospital for examination. After the examination, I will find out the disease and treat it. Hoarseness is caused by colds and acute laryngitis. Patients should receive symptomatic treatment.

1. Western Medicine

1. Western medicine treatment

1. Systemic treatment: Patients with severe conditions and obvious systemic symptoms should rest properly and be given antibiotics (penicillin, cephalosporin or sulfonamides) and hormones (prednisone 5-10 mg, three times a day) for treatment.

2. Patients should abstain from smoking and drinking, eat no irritating foods, and talk less to help the inflammation subside.

3. Local treatment: Ultrashort wave therapy, which has anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects, 1 to 2 times a day; inhalation of compound benzoin tincture steam, 3 to 4 times a day. Nebulizer inhalation: antibiotic solution plus hormone solution (or add a small amount of adrenaline or 1% ephedrine).

2. Traditional Chinese Medicine

You can use Musk and Ephedra Decoction (9 dried musk, 6 ephedra, 9 almond, 9 sterculia lychnophora, 6 platycodon, 6 licorice, 5). If there is a lot of phlegm, high fever, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and worsening of the condition, the main treatment is to clear away heat, promote lung function, resolve phlegm and relieve sore throat. Use Qinghou Ningfei Decoction (Platophore 9, Peucedanum 9, Morus alba bark 9, Concha scutellariae 9, Anemarrhena asphodeloides 9, Scutellaria baicalensis 6, Gardenia jasminoides 6, Licorice 3).

3. Daily care and treatment

1. Drink more water on weekdays and avoid long-term consumption of alcohol and coffee. Maintaining a balance of water in the body can adequately moisturize the vocal cords. Especially when speaking for a long time, you should drink more warm water to keep your throat moist.

2. Avoid excessive throat clearing. Due to this behavior, the airflow will violently vibrate the vocal cords, thereby damaging them. If you feel hoarseness is uncomfortable, you can drink small sips of water or swallow.

3. If you have a cold or infection that causes hoarseness, it is recommended that you try not to speak.

4. Maintain appropriate indoor air humidity and temperature, open windows frequently to ventilate and increase air circulation; supplementary food can be fresh fruit juice, vegetable puree, porridge and other soft, easily digestible foods; ensure adequate sleep.

Through the explanation in the article, we know the treatment method of the disease, and we can answer what to do if a six-month-old baby has hoarseness? There are many factors that cause children to have hoarseness. The patient must first check the cause before he can treat the disease. If the patient's disease is caused by crying, he can drink more water, reduce the number of times he cries, and the symptoms will recover. When the diagnosis is that the disease is caused, medication must be used for treatment. However, the child is too young, so medication must be used with caution and the dosage must be controlled.