Patient's question:
My child is a boy, 7 years old. At first, he said that even drinking water with a sore throat was painful. He was also found to have a more severe cough, accompanied by low-grade fever. Please ask: How should pharyngitis and tonsillitis in young children be treated for sore throat?Doctor's answer:
If a child gets tonsillitis, first you can use some symptomatic antibiotic medication. You can also combine it with some local treatment methods, such as tonsillar crypt irrigation or tonsillar injections, which are all good options. When necessary, such as when the child's sore throat is particularly severe, you can also give some pain relievers. If the child has a persistent fever, parents can give them fever-reducing medication or take the child to the hospital immediately. If the medication is not effective and the condition recurs frequently, surgery is recommended. Pay attention to a light diet during treatment, and focus on a liquid diet.