Patient's question:
My little girl is 5 years old. At first, she said that even drinking water with her throat felt painful. She was also found to have severe coughing. Additionally, she now has a high fever that won't go down. Please ask: How to treat crying and fussing in infants and toddlers with tonsillitis.Doctor's answer:
If a child gets tonsillitis, symptomatic anti-inflammatory drugs can be given, or local treatments such as tonsillar crypt irrigation or intratonsillar medication can be used. In cases of sore throat, pain relievers can also be given to the child. If the child has persistent fever, antipyretics should be used promptly. For temperatures not exceeding 38.5 degrees Celsius, physical cooling methods can be applied. These are all common treatment methods. However, if the child's tonsillitis occurs repeatedly, it is recommended to consider surgery as early as possible. While treating the condition, it is also important to arrange a light diet for the child and enhance nutritional supplementation to help with early recovery.