Changing the season or hypothermia on the background of a weakened immune system can provoke inflammation of the larynx, or laryngitis. Children are most susceptible to this disease. Therefore, the question arises: how to treat laryngitis in a child? First you need to identify the cause of the disease. After all, the cause of laryngitis can be not only hypothermia, but also an infectious disease (whooping cough, measles, scarlet fever). In addition, it is necessary to determine the type of laryngitis (catarrhal, hypertrophic, atrophic).
How to treat laryngitis in a child? It all depends on the form of the disease.
Catarrhal laryngitis
This is the most common and easiest form of the disease. Symptoms of this type are sore throat, hoarseness, cough that occurs periodically.
Hypertrophic laryngitis
With this form of the disease, perspiration, coughing and hoarseness of the voice are amplified. On the ligaments, characteristic growths can form - tubercles, which affect the voice. If the growths change the ligaments very strongly, then surgical intervention may be required to remove them.
Atrophic laryngitis
This form is characterized by a thinning of the mucous layer of the larynx. The patient is worried about dry mouth and a strong cough. An expectoration with blood may appear. Fortunately, children practically do not suffer from this form of the disease.
Laryngitis treatment
Of course, only an experienced specialist can make an accurate diagnosis and decide how to treat laryngitis in a child. The sooner you go to the hospital, the faster the recovery. It is especially important to see a doctor as soon as possible if laryngitis is detected in a child up to a year old.
For a speedy recovery, it is necessary to ensure complete rest of the sore throat. It should be explained to the child that a whisper is no less annoying to the vocal cords than a scream. In addition, it is necessary to ensure that the baby breathes through the nose. This will protect the inflamed larynx from getting cold air and bacteria.
Famous children's doctor and TV presenter - Komarovsky Yevgeny Olegovich - in his TV shows and books more than once talked about various colds, in particular, laryngitis, and gave advice on how to quickly recover. If laryngitis is found in children, Komarovsky’s treatment recommends that, no matter how strange it sounds, start by opening the window. Indeed, very often, if a child is sick, parents try to create greenhouse conditions in the children's room, making the air very warm. This overdries the ligaments and enhances hoarseness. If you open the window, the air in the room will become cool and humid, and it will become much easier for the child to breathe.
The patient must provide plenty of warm drink. It can be stewed fruit drinks, fruit drinks, natural juices and other fortified drinks. In addition, coarse, spicy and hot foods should be excluded from the baby’s diet. Inhalations with medicinal herbs (sage, chamomile, eucalyptus, St. John's wort) and warming compresses are also useful .
The use of drugs for laryngitis is aimed at relieving edema and inflammation, reducing allergic reactions, and softening the mucous membrane. In no case should you self-medicate and prescribe medication yourself. How to treat laryngitis in a child and what drugs to use should be decided only by a doctor. This is especially true for antibiotics, the uncontrolled intake of which can weaken the baby's immunity, destroy the beneficial intestinal flora and provoke dysbiosis.