What to do if your baby has a hoarse throat

Babies are a type of person that many people care about in life, but many people don’t know much about the baby’s body. In daily life, we will encounter the situation of baby's hoarse throat, so we need to understand what is going on. Therefore, it is crucial to address this aspect. So what should we do if our baby has a hoarse throat? Let’s listen to what authoritative experts have to say briefly about this issue based on years of clinical experience.

1. Reasons why the baby's voice is hoarse

1. Children are in the developmental stage, their vocal organs are not very mature, and they are more easily excited. They shout when they are happy and cry loudly when they are unhappy. This can easily cause swelling and inflammation of the vocal cords. The inflamed vocal cords become congested with a lot of blood, causing the local membrane to thicken. The uneven membrane cannot close, causing the voice to become hoarse or loss of voice.

2. When seasons change, if the baby catches a cold or is attacked by a virus, his throat will become inflamed. Generally speaking, a week or so of hoarseness from crying is not a big problem. However, if this condition continues, it will cause pharyngitis or even diseases such as vocal cord nodules.

2. What to do if your baby has a hoarse voice

1. Stay hydrated

It is recommended that parents should pay attention to letting their babies drink more boiled water to replenish body water, and reduce contact with cold food and spicy and irritating food.

2. Emotional stability

Generally speaking, the baby's body is in the development stage, and the vocal organs are not yet mature. In addition, the baby is easily excited and likes to shout loudly. When he is happy, he shouts to express his excitement. When he cries, he also cries loudly. These behaviors can easily cause swelling and inflammation of the vocal cords, so the baby is prone to hoarseness and sore throat.

When the vocal cords become inflamed, a large amount of congestion will cause the local membrane to thicken. The membrane is uneven and cannot close, making the voice hoarse or even lost.

3. Drug treatment

Babies have relatively low resistance and are easily invaded by bacteria, especially when seasons change and the weather changes drastically. They are prone to catching colds. Viruses can make babies sick and cause sore throats. Laryngitis is also one of the factors that cause hoarseness and sore throat in babies.

4. Emergency measures

Don't speak loudly. Young children have the problem of talking and shouting loudly. Parents should be more careful not to cause their babies to cry loudly for no reason. Reducing your baby's loud shouting can help protect your baby's throat.

After understanding the above content, we should have a general understanding of what to do if the baby has a hoarse throat. We all know that good disease awareness is helpful in helping people cope with their illness. Although we cannot prevent diseases from occurring, we can effectively prevent the occurrence of some diseases in life. Regarding the problem of hoarse throat in babies, we should adopt a more scientific attitude so as to protect the health of our babies.