What are the treatments for chronic bronchitis in children?

We also know that children's constitutions are relatively weak, so they often suffer from various diseases. Chronic bronchitis is relatively common in children, and the disease is characterized by repeated attacks, so it causes great harm to the child's body. Once the disease is contracted, treatment should be taken immediately. So what are the treatments for chronic bronchitis in children?

1. General treatment

Pay attention to nutrition, and increase outdoor activities and physical exercise.

2. Treatment of underlying disease

Targeted treatment can be carried out. For example, for hypogammaglobulinemia in congenital immune deficiency, immunoglobulin can be supplemented monthly; sinusitis can be cured; local bronchiectasis can be treated by lobe or segment resection; asthma can be treated specifically.

3. Improve the nonspecific immunity of children

Taking some drugs to improve immunity may be of some help.

4. Acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis

Treatment for acute bronchitis should be adopted.

(1) General treatment: Pay attention to rest, maintain a good surrounding environment, change body position frequently, drink plenty of water and supplement with large amounts of vitamin C, etc.

(2) Control infection: Since most pathogens are viruses, antibiotics are generally not used. For those suspected of bacterial infection, appropriate antibacterial drugs should be selected based on the possible bacterial infection. If it is a mycoplasma infection, macrolide antibiotics should be given.

(3) Symptomatic treatment should make sputum easier to cough up, so cough suppressants are not needed. ① Expectorants and cough suppressants such as compound licorice mixture, acute bronchitis syrup or ambroxol. For those with thick sputum, 10% ammonium chloride and hypertonic saline nebulization can help expectoration. Avoid giving antitussive drugs such as Kebiqing or those containing opium, codeine, etc., as they may inhibit the discharge of secretions. ② For patients with severe asthma, beta-receptor agonists such as chloramphenicol can be inhaled through nebulization, or aminophylline can be taken orally or intravenously. For patients with severe wheezing, short-term use of glucocorticoids, such as oral prednisone for 3 to 5 days, can be used. ③ Anti-allergic use of anti-allergic drugs such as ketotifen fumarate, chlorpheniramine maleate (chlorpheniramine), cetirizine hydrochloride and desloratadine can relieve bronchial inflammatory secretions and bronchospasm.

The common treatments for chronic bronchitis in children are the ones listed above. Parents must pay attention to this disease. And when treating, you must treat it thoroughly and never let the disease recur. Otherwise, the impact on the children will be quite significant. I hope parents can pay enough attention to this disease.