What should I do if my child has a sore throat?

In our daily life, we often find that children sometimes breathe heavily. This phenomenon is more common when the seasons change. Many parents worry that their children’s heavy breathing may be caused by problems with their trachea, but in fact, it is just that the child’s throat is not very comfortable. Today, the editor will explain to you what to do if your child has sore throat. I hope it will be helpful to mothers.

The wheezing sound that appears in a child shortly after birth is called congenital laryngeal wheezing. Some children have normal breathing at birth, but gradually develop laryngeal stridor a few months after birth. This is mainly because the laryngeal cartilage softens, and the negative pressure increases during inhalation, causing the edges of the epiglottic cartilage to curl inward and touch each other, or the epiglottic cartilage is too large and soft, and the aryepiglottic folds on both sides approach each other, causing the laryngeal cavity to narrow and vibrate like a valve, resulting in laryngeal sound.

Most of the symptoms are persistent or intermittent. Laryngolaryngitis occurs only during the inspiratory phase and may be accompanied by inspiratory dyspnea. Some are related to body position, getting worse when lying on your back and getting better when lying on your stomach or side. The general condition of most children is good, and they often have no symptoms when they are sleeping or quiet. However, the symptoms are more obvious when they cry or are frightened. They are prone to choking and coughing when drinking milk, and they often suffer from aspiration pneumonia. Most children do not become hoarse when they cry or cough. For children with mild symptoms, congenital laryngeal stridor has no obvious impact on their growth, development and nutritional status. However, children with severe clinical manifestations may develop funnel chest or pigeon chest due to breathing difficulties and long-term hypoxia. Because lung function is affected, some children may also develop an enlarged heart. Therefore, parents should be reminded to pay great attention. Once similar or serious symptoms appear, they should take their baby to the hospital for a detailed examination to rule out other congenital or acquired diseases.

When a foreign body is first inhaled, the symptoms are similar to those of a foreign body in the throat, with choking and coughing being the main symptom. Later, the mobile foreign body moves with the airflow, causing paroxysmal coughing and dyspnea. At the end of exhalation, a slapping sound can be heard in the trachea as the foreign body hits the tracheal wall and subglottic area. A foreign body impact and vibration sensation can be felt under the thyroid cartilage. Due to the tracheal cavity being occupied by foreign objects or the subglottic edema and narrowing, breathing difficulties and wheezing may occur.

So what should you do if your child has a sore throat? After reading the editor’s introduction above, have you learned some methods? If mothers hear their children breathing heavily or whimpering frequently, they should find out the cause in time, go to the hospital for examination, and prescribe the right medicine. Don't go to small clinics for treatment or believe in some folk remedies, which will cause greater harm to your child.