Patient's question:
My little girl is 6 years old. At first, she said that even drinking water with her throat felt painful. She also noticed that her cough seemed to be more severe, accompanied by low fever. Please advise: How should tonsillitis with redness and swelling be treated in children?Doctor's answer:
When treating such diseases, children can be given some symptomatic antibiotic medications, and local treatments can also be performed, including tonsillar crypt irrigation, intratonsillar drug injection, laser therapy, etc. If the sore throat condition is severe, appropriate analgesics can be given. If there is a fever, the method of cooling down should be selected based on the body temperature. Below 38.5 degrees Celsius, physical cooling methods can be used, and oral antipyretics can be taken if it is above 38.5 degrees Celsius. Tonsillitis is characterized by recurrent attacks. If similar conditions exist, surgery can be considered after the inflammation is controlled. At the same time, it is also important to arrange a reasonable diet and rest habits for the child to help the disease recover as soon as possible.