What to do if your baby has acute tonsillitis

Acute tonsillitis is a nonspecific acute inflammation of the palatine tonsils, which can be divided into two types: congestive and purulent, and is often accompanied by a certain degree of inflammation of the pharyngeal mucosa and other pharyngeal lymphoid tissues. This disease is more common in children and young people, and is prone to occur when seasons change or temperature changes. Fatigue, cold, humidity, excessive smoking and drinking, or certain chronic diseases are often the inducing factors of this disease.

Once a baby suffers from acute tonsillitis, he will have chills and high fever, which may reach 39-40°C. The baby may have convulsions, vomiting or drowsiness, loss of appetite, constipation and general body soreness due to the high fever. When encountering this situation, parents should not panic, but must take good care measures to relieve the symptoms. In addition, babies with tonsillitis are prone to recurrent attacks. When treating your baby's acute tonsillitis, do not seek medical treatment blindly. Be sure to choose regular treatment.

So, what should we do if our baby has acute tonsillitis?

1. When the disease occurs, you should rest in bed and drink plenty of water to eliminate the toxins produced in the body after bacterial infection.

2. Gargle with light salt water several times a day to keep your mouth clean and odor-free.

3. When using antibiotics for treatment, the child's body temperature and pulse changes should be closely observed. If high fever persists, the dosage can be increased or the medication can be changed under the guidance of a doctor.

4. When the baby's body temperature is too high, physical cooling should be adopted. Apply ice packs to the head and neck. You can also use wine or low-concentration alcohol to wipe the head, neck, armpits, and limbs to help dissipate heat and prevent convulsions in the sick child.

5. Acute tonsillitis is not a simple local disease. When bacterial or viral toxins enter the blood circulation, they can cause serious complications such as rheumatic fever, myocarditis, nephritis, arthritis, etc. Adjacent organs may also develop complications such as cervical lymphadenitis and otitis media. Therefore, this disease must be taken seriously, the disease progression of the child must be closely observed, and timely treatment must be given to prevent complications from occurring.

6. To prevent the recurrence of the disease, you should pay attention to physical exercise, strengthen your physical fitness and enhance your disease resistance.

The above is an introduction on what to do if your baby has acute tonsillitis. From the above we can see that after a baby suffers from acute tonsillitis, he will have symptoms such as fever and vomiting, and his appetite will also be poor. When parents find these symptoms, they should seek medical attention in time. Of course, in addition to seeing a doctor, daily care for the baby is also very important.