Patient's question:
Female baby, only 4 months old, just starting out. When she talks, she feels a sore throat. She notices that her voice is a bit hoarse when she speaks, and she also has a low fever. Please ask: How should tonsillitis in children be treated effectively to relieve discomfort?Doctor's answer:
Currently, in clinical practice, the treatment of pediatric tonsillitis primarily relies on antibiotic medications. Sensitive drugs can be selected based on bacterial culture results, which have shown good efficacy. While systemic treatment is administered, local therapies can also be chosen to enhance the therapeutic effect. Methods include crypt irrigation, direct injection of medication into the tonsils, etc. If the symptoms are mainly characterized by sore throat, pain-relieving medications can be considered. If there is a fever, the method of fever reduction should be selected based on the body temperature. Below 38.5°C, physical cooling methods can be used, while above 38.5°C, oral antipyretics should be administered. These are all commonly used treatment methods. However, if the child's tonsillitis occurs repeatedly, it is recommended to consider early surgery. Parents should also pay attention to keeping their children warm to prevent them from catching a cold and triggering recurrent inflammation of the tonsils.