Introduction to acute tonsillitis in children

Acute tonsillitis in children has a great impact on children's eating problems, mainly because acute tonsillitis in children can cause children to be unable to eat normally and their saliva secretion is reduced. For diseases such as acute tonsillitis in children, we should treat them in time in our lives to avoid greater impact on the throat. I hope everyone can read this article.

Some children often have repeated attacks of acute tonsillitis, 4 to 5 times a year, or even once a month. Whenever the weather changes or the child is tired, his tonsils will become inflamed, forming a vicious cycle. Because each episode of tonsillitis consumes a lot of energy from the body, it often causes children to have poor physical constitution, thin appearance, and decreased resistance. Excessively enlarged tonsils can also cause breathing, swallowing difficulties, and speech disorders. If accompanied by adenoids hypertrophy, it can cause nasal congestion, snoring, and otitis media. If the abscess around the tonsils is severe and ruptures, it may spread to the neck and chest, and even cause death. Therefore, if you find that your baby has tonsillitis, especially recurrent inflammation, you must not take it lightly.

When the tonsils become inflamed, they become red and swollen and white pus-like secretions appear. This is acute tonsillitis. If you have acute tonsillitis, you may have a high fever for several days, your throat may become red, swollen and painful, and the pain may be more severe when you eat or swallow water. However, some children do not feel any pain when their tonsils become festering, and this condition is easily ignored by adults and doctors. Children with tonsillitis are prone to acute nephritis, rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatic heart disease, etc., and should be taken seriously.

Pay attention to preventing colds, increase physical fitness through regular exercise, and eat foods that enhance the body's immunity. To ensure that your baby has a good sleep, during the cold season, your baby should try not to go to public places and avoid contact with people with colds. If someone in your home has a cold, it is best to wear a mask or use other methods to isolate them appropriately and disinfect the room.

Acute stage (acute tonsillitis): acute onset, fever, chills, headache, nasal congestion, sore and burning throat, pain extending to the ears or under the jaw, difficulty swallowing, or hoarseness, dry mouth, red and swollen laryngeal tubercle, with yellow-white pus spots on the surface, cough with yellow sputum, dry and hard stools, yellow urine, red tongue, yellow coating, and floating or strong pulse.

This article introduces in detail the causes and treatments of tonsillitis in children. Mothers should remember the contents of the article, which will be of great help in taking care of your baby in life. We all know that children are very prone to acute tonsillitis because their immune systems are relatively weak.