The child has a sore throat: the care and treatment

How to treat sore throats in children?

Angina is dangerous not their illness, and possible complications, which are quite diverse and formidable, is a chronic inflammation of the tonsils, rheumatism, joint problems, kidney disease. Therefore, the treatment of sore throat of any kind should be approached with the utmost seriousness and responsibility. It is clear that the treatment of tonsillitis depends on its type. In viral tonsillitis You will need antiviral medication and for bacterial – antibiotics.</p>

To reduce throat pain and reduce temperature, you can use Ibuprofen (Nurofen) or Paracetamol (Panadol, Efferalgan). Remember to give aspirin to children under 18 years of age is extremely dangerous. Because it can cause Reye's syndrome, which causes brain and kidney. In addition, we should not over-indulge, a favorite of our grandmothers, treatment for sore throat is gargling. As gargling 4-5 times a day may have the opposite effect and the inflammatory process in the gland drags on for a long time. In any case, do not self-medicate and when the first symptoms of the disease contact your pediatrician.

How to care for a child with angina?

Lay the baby in bed, because when tonsillitis should rest as much as possible.
If the baby has a fever, give him fever and keep him drinking as much liquid as possible to avoid dehydration of the child's body.</p>

To reduce the pain, you can gargle your throat with warm salt water. Ask your doctor how to prepare a solution for rinsing.

When tonsillitis should wash the baby as mono hands often to prevent the spread of infection. As for the illness, highlight the child a separate bowl.

Be sure to do every day wet cleaning, and ventilate the room. After all, the patient needs a wet clean fresh air.