Patient's question:
Female baby, currently 6 years old, just started experiencing symptoms and says her throat hurts. Noticed she also has mild coughing, and has had a slightly feverish condition for a while. Please advise: How should one treat a child with tonsillitis and crying for relief?Doctor's answer:
If a child gets tonsillitis, symptomatic treatment with anti-inflammatory drugs can be given. It can also be combined with some local treatment methods, such as tonsillar crypt irrigation and intratonsillar medication, which are all quite effective. For children with prominent sore throat symptoms, pain-relieving medication can be used. If there is a fever, the method of fever reduction should be chosen based on the temperature. Below 38.5 degrees Celsius, physical cooling methods can be used; above 38.5 degrees Celsius, oral fever-reducing medication can be administered. These are all commonly used treatment methods. However, if the child's tonsillitis occurs repeatedly, it is recommended to consider early surgery. While treating the condition, it is also important to arrange a light diet for the child and enhance nutritional supplementation to help them recover as soon as possible.