What medicine should babies take for acute laryngitis

Acute laryngitis is a type of laryngitis and is also a disease that can cause great pain to patients. If not treated in time, it may even affect the overall health of the throat and lead to other more serious symptoms. If a child has symptoms of pharyngitis, parents should identify it as soon as possible and take the child to the appropriate department for treatment. Below, we will introduce you to the relevant knowledge about acute pharyngitis in children in detail!

1. Overview

Acute laryngitis in children is an acute inflammation of the laryngeal mucosa, mainly in the glottis area. It often occurs in winter and spring, and is particularly common in infants and young children. Because children's laryngeal cavity is small and the laryngeal mucosa is loose, swelling can easily lead to glottal obstruction. Children have poor cough reflex, and tracheal and laryngeal secretions are not easy to be discharged, which can easily cause severe laryngeal obstruction. If timely and effective treatment is not taken, the condition may progressively worsen, endangering the health or even life of the child.

2. Causes

1. Acute laryngitis often occurs secondary to acute rhinitis and pharyngitis.

2. Children with malnutrition, low resistance, allergic constitution and chronic upper respiratory tract diseases are prone to acute laryngitis.

3. Clinical manifestations

Acute laryngitis in children usually has an acute onset and rapidly progresses, with the main symptoms being hoarseness, laryngeal sound, barking cough, and inspiratory dyspnea. In the early stage, the main symptom is laryngeal spasm, and hoarseness is usually not serious. It manifests as paroxysmal barking cough or dyspnea. In severe cases, symptoms include cyanosis of the face, irritability, flaring of the nostrils, cold sweats, and a rapid pulse. Symptoms are milder during the day and worsen at night.

IV. Treatment

Acute laryngitis in children usually has an acute onset and progresses rapidly. If it is not diagnosed and treated promptly and effectively, serious complications and sequelae may occur. Therefore, if you are sick, you should go to the hospital as soon as possible.

1. The key to the treatment of acute laryngitis is to relieve laryngeal obstruction as soon as possible, use effective and sufficient antibiotics to control infection as early as possible, give glucocorticoids to promote the disappearance of laryngeal edema, strengthen oxygenation, antispasmodics, expectorant and other treatments, and closely observe the child's breathing.

2. After active treatment, the symptoms do not improve significantly or further worsen, resulting in severe breathing difficulties, and even respiratory and circulatory failure and death. For such critically ill children, monitoring and supportive therapy should be strengthened, and those with severe laryngeal obstruction should undergo tracheotomy in a timely manner.