How to treat loose tonsils in a child

Tonsils are accumulations of lymphoid tissue in the mouth and nasopharynx. A total of six and it is generally believed that they perform a protective function.

What is this

When they say "loose tonsils" in a child, they mean a pair of palatines. Such a term is a conditional name for chronic tonsillitis. Conditional because "loose tonsils" of the diagnosis does not exist. This is a statement from the vocabulary of doctors, a specific term for the indicator of inflammation. Inflamed lymphoid tissue swells, increases in size, becomes loose, like a sponge. This means that the infection has got into the body and the defense mechanism is struggling with it, but so far it is losing.

When tonsils become a hotbed of infection for many parents, the issue of removing glands to a child becomes urgent. A couple of decades ago, doctors immediately recommended removal, and now this is an extreme measure, only when they are inflamed they do more harm than good.

A loose throat is a characteristic that the doctor gives when he examines. See the neck can and mom. Healthy tonsils - pink and equal, and with their inflammation the throat is red, they are protuberances with a white-yellow coating or white dots. Such a picture is an occasion to consult a doctor.

Do not hesitate if there are other signs( all or several) of the disease:

1. The throat hurts .The child complains that it pains him to swallow.
2. Elevated temperature .With tonsillitis, the subfebrile temperature persists throughout the day or rises only in the evening, at night, to 37.5.Often, chronic tonsillitis occurs without elevated temperature.
3. Headache .Difficulty breathing leads to a lack of oxygen, so your head can hurt.
4. Enlargement of the lymph nodes .Inflamed lymph nodes increase in size, are well palpated. Bad odor of the mouth .The surface of the enlarged tonsils is uneven( friable).In the pores, food particles are trapped, decomposed there and exude a fetid odor.
5. Weakness, lethargy, lack of appetite. Because of shortness of breath and sore throat, the child becomes capricious and apathetic.

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If the tonsils are "loose", but without plaque, the throat does not hurt and there are no other signs of the disease, you should not panic. Observe the child without taking any medication.

Causes of

The loose tonsils become due to the mechanism of their action. They are an outpost, a barrier for viruses and bacteria, when an infection gets into the body, the first confront it. Having recognized the infection, immediately react: lymphocytes are produced, which signal the organism about the danger. Active lymphocyte production causes inflammation and redness of the throat.

The cause of sore throat can be a lot of viruses and bacteria that have not found resistance in healthy tonsils. For example, group A streptococcus causes streptococcal angina. In addition to inflamed tonsils and sore throat, its characteristic signs are fever( 38.5 ° C), absence of coughing, hoarse voice.

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Treatment of

To determine the effective treatment of a child, the doctor must examine. Parents can not always correctly diagnose, but it is on this depends on the effectiveness of treatment.

Inflamed tonsils often with sore throat. Very many otolaryngologists and pediatricians call tonsillitis of streptococcal nature. If you suspect a strep throat you need to take tests( smear from the pharynx).You also need to do a clinical blood test. The doctor's appointments will depend on the results.

If the results of bacteriosis are positive, the doctor will prescribe an antibiotic. In frequent cases, recommend penicillin or similar amoxicillin.

For those children who are allergic to penicillin, another antibiotic is selected.

These medications are usually available in tablets, for taking 2-3 times a day. If the baby can not take the pill, it is possible to administer injections. The condition of the child should improve within two days, the course of treatment should be continued by the doctor specified period( usually it lasts 10 days).If the state of health has not improved in three days, you need a second examination by a doctor and it may be about hospitalization of the patient.

In addition to the antibiotic, to relieve the pain in the throat, the doctor will recommend painkillers, rinses, plentiful drink.

If the doctor has not attributed antibiotics, then you do not need to prescribe them yourself, because they are ineffective in fighting viruses.

The faint throat is treated symptomatically. As an anesthetic, you can take paracetamol. Non-steroidal preparations are also shown, for example, ibuprofen( and how it is worth using Ibuprofen for colds will help to understand the content of this article), nurofen( and this is how Nurofen is used for ear pain in a child, see this article).Their dosage depends on the weight of the child, pharmacies can buy these drugs in the form of release for children - tablets or suspensions.

The doctor can recommend an anesthetic spray. It is very important to heed his recommendations, because he will take into account the patient's age, his propensity to allergic reactions, and the effectiveness of the drug.

Children should not take aspirin( acetylsalicylic acid)!There is a risk of Ray's syndrome.

Effective rinsing of the throat .You can prepare broths of herbs( chamomile, sage, calendula) or buy a medicine for gargling in the pharmacy. Salt is easy to prepare and at home. But gargle properly only children from 6-8 years. For younger people such treatment is not suitable. But how much soda and salt for rinsing the throat is necessary, you can learn from this article.

Children older than 3-4 years can dissolve the lozenges from a sore throat. They will bring them some relief. But they can only be taken if there is no risk of choking. But how to use pastilles from cough sage, will help understand this article.

Safe methods, suitable for almost everyone, include drinking small sips of warm liquid( tea with lemon, raspberries, honey, compote of dried fruits, chicken broth, as well as tea with ginger from cough).

Prevention

Diseases are always better to prevent, especially all parents want health to their child. And for the prevention of loose tonsils there are proven methods:

• Clean, moist air. Dry air often drains the membranes and in the nasopharynx. Dry they are more prone to infections. With dry air in the apartment, the mouth and nose constantly need to be washed.
• Hand washing. The most effective way to prevent the spread of infection. Especially in the period of seasonal exacerbations of diseases of the acute respiratory virus and influenza, the risk of infection increases. Many viruses and bacteria are transmitted through the contact of hands. It is not necessary to touch the sick person. Contact can also be mediated, when the patient touched his nose or covered his mouth, and then held on to the handrails in the transport, money, the door handle. A few minutes later, a healthy person can take care of the same thing, then bring a hand to your mouth or nose and get infected.
• You need to wash your hands after coughing in your hands, sneezing, blowing nose .Treat them best with a hard soap, thoroughly washing under the fingernails, between the fingers, wrists. To control and teach children to wash their hands should parents. When it is not possible to wash your hands with water and soap, you can use alcohol agents for disinfection( sprays or napkins).
• Hardening. Excellent results are the rinsing of the feet with cold water. It is better to start in the summer, rinsing your feet from feet to knees at first with warm water, comfortable for the child, and then gradually, day by day lower its temperature to 15oC( it is not necessary below).And with such cool water rinse your feet daily.

The procedure should be carried out in the evening, at night. Then wipe your feet dry. Have patience, spend such hardening from the end of spring and all summer. And then in the cold season the throat is not threatened by a child.

You can quench and throat .But this method is suitable for children who already know how to rinse the neck. You need to gargle with water at a temperature of 30 ° C, twice a day. Every two days, lower the temperature by a degree. Bring to 15oC, lower is not recommended.

A good effect is provided by the complex treatment of loose tonsils in children: taking medications, washing glands, physiotherapy, immunotherapy. But in each separate case the appointment is made only by the doctor an otolaryngologist.