Nursing methods for baby's tonsil suppuration

Tonsillitis in babies has a great impact on the baby's physical health, mainly because tonsillitis can cause the baby to have poor eating habits, etc. At the same time, tonsillitis in babies can cause damage to the oral mucosa and bad breath. For diseases like tonsil suppuration in babies, we must pay attention to its care methods during the treatment process to ensure the effectiveness of the treatment.

Purulent tonsillitis in children has an acute onset, with high fever, obvious sore throat, enlarged adenoids and tonsils, especially when swallowing, which may cause the child to refuse to eat. Examination may show congestion in the pharynx, yellow-white pus spots or pus coating on the swollen tonsils, and enlarged lymph nodes in the neck. The main treatment principle for acute suppurative tonsillitis is anti-infection. You can take antibacterial lozenges sublingually, and at the same time pay attention to rest, drink plenty of water, and eat liquid food.

Nursing matters

Rest: The sick child should rest in bed. The indoor temperature should not be too high so that the child does not feel cold. A basin of water should be placed on the stove and some water should be sprinkled on the ground to maintain a certain humidity in the air to keep the nasopharynx of the sick child moist. While keeping warm, open doors and windows regularly for ventilation, but be careful to prevent cold air from blowing directly on the sick child's body. Smoking is strictly prohibited indoors to keep the indoor air fresh and reduce throat irritation.

During the acute phase, the sick child should be given light, easily digestible, nutritious liquid or semi-liquid food. You can switch to normal meals during the recovery period. During the acute phase, the sick child should drink more boiled water, or various fruit juices and sugar water to replenish the water in the body.

Oral Care

The sick child should gargle with a 1:1 warm salt water mixture before and after meals. The child can also gargle with 2% baking soda water or 3% boric acid water, 4 to 5 times a day. For breastfeeding babies, you can gently wipe their mouths with cotton dipped in warm water before and after feeding, or feed them some warm boiled water before feeding to keep their mouths clean.

Fever care

When the body temperature is too high, physical cooling can be used, such as cold compress on the forehead: warm water bath, alcohol bath, etc. You can also give your child antipyretic medicine as prescribed by the doctor.

Pain medication

Nursing during treatment. Parents should follow the doctor's instructions and give their sick children medicines and injections on time. During treatment with penicillin and sulfonamides, children should be carefully observed to prevent allergic reactions. During the medication process, if the child develops a rash, a sudden rise in temperature, abdominal pain, or early symptoms of shock, stop the medication immediately and go to the hospital for emergency treatment as soon as possible.

I hope that after reading this article, mothers will know what care methods can help babies reduce the effects of tonsil suppuration. Tonsillitis in babies can cause great damage to the baby's throat, so we recommend that everyone should know how to care for and treat tonsillitis in babies in life.