Why is the child's voice hoarse?

Many parents now report that their children have symptoms of hoarseness even though they have not reached the period of voice change. Many people are worried about this. However, not many people truly understand the real cause of this problem. Parents are anxious about it, and children suffer from hoarseness. So, what causes children to have a hoarse voice? Below, the editor will give you a detailed introduction to the reasons for this situation, and hope that parents will pay attention to it.

People make sounds with the help of the throat, which is the larynx. It is an important organ of pronunciation and the gateway to the lower respiratory tract. It is composed of a cartilage support, vocal cords, and ventricular cords.

The vocal cords are like two white ribbons, similar to the strings of a guitar. When pronouncing a word, air is exhaled from the lungs and impacts the vocal cords, then resonates through the laryngeal cavity, pharyngeal cavity, nasal cavity and chest cavity, and the coordinated movement of the lips and teeth produces sound.

During the vocalization process, the tension, length and thickness of the vocal cords play a decisive role in vocalization.

Children's vocalizations should be pleasant to the ear. The main reason for hoarseness is that children have not learned to make sounds scientifically.

Prolonged excessive use of the voice or shouting loudly are the main causes of hoarseness in children. Children's vocal cords are relatively tender and their tissues are relatively loose. Shouting loudly can cause congestion and edema of the vocal cords. Because children are still developmentally immature, they are gradually getting rid of the state of compliance psychologically. They have a strong desire for self-expression and weak self-control, so it is easy for them to overuse their voice and injure their vocal cords. Most people with long-term hoarseness have developed vocal cord nodules. In mild cases, the voice is weak and the tone is changed. In severe cases, the voice is hoarse and even breathing is difficult. If detected and corrected promptly, hoarseness in children generally has a good prognosis.

In order to prevent children from having hoarse voices, teachers and parents should remind children not to overuse their voices when reading and singing, avoid shouting, talk too much, and avoid drinking cold drinks after talking for a long time to avoid acute laryngitis.

In addition, you should eat a light diet, seek timely treatment for colds and flu, and pay attention to indoor and environmental hygiene. Whenever you feel your throat is dry after using it, you should drink more warm water. Children who have developed hoarseness should keep silent for a week or speak as little as possible, and take throat lozenges orally to eliminate throat inflammation. If conditions permit, nebulizer inhalation therapy can be used. After the editor's introduction to the issue of why children have hoarse voices, I wonder if those parents who are worried about their children know what is going on? Only after you understand what is going on can you prescribe the right remedy. In addition, parents should pay more attention when their children are talking or reading, so as not to let them exert too much force and damage their throats.