Patient's question:
Female baby, only 5 months old, just starting out. When talking, she feels a sore throat. It was discovered that her cough is quite severe, and she also has a slight fever and lacks energy. Please ask: How should tonsillitis be treated if the child's tonsillitis is very painful?Doctor's answer:
Antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs are currently the main methods and medications for clinical treatment of pediatric tonsillitis. Parents can choose them based on symptoms. Additionally, local treatments can be performed, including tonsillar crypt irrigation, intratonsillar drug injection, laser therapy, etc. If the child has severe throat pain, appropriate analgesics can be given. If there is a fever, the method of fever reduction should be selected based on the body temperature. For temperatures below 38.5°C, physical cooling methods can be used, while oral antipyretics are recommended for temperatures above 38.5°C. In addition to these drug treatments, if the child frequently experiences recurrent tonsillitis, surgical treatment is also recommended. Parents should also pay attention to keeping their children warm to prevent colds and recurrent tonsillitis.