How to treat a sore throat in a child

Probably, it's hard to imagine something worse than the illness that has come to the baby. Then the house does not hear his laughter, the baby becomes sluggish and constantly strives to lie down. To put the baby on its feet as soon as possible, it is important not only to put the correct diagnosis, but also to quickly provide the baby with help. Below we will talk about how to treat a sick throat in a child, so that he suffers from discomfort and during the illness there is no-no, and he smiled. ..

Why does the throat of

blush Each of us knows how terrible it is when the neck turns red, whathorrible feelings it brings, how it hurts to swallow and how broken our common state becomes. Any reddening of the throat is always a sign of internal inflammation in the body. The throat becomes blurred because of the increase in blood flow to the tissues and the overflow of the capillaries and blood vessels. So the body reacts to the factors that irritate it. These factors are bacteria, viruses and various adverse effects on us of the environment.

The throat usually blushes due to viral or bacterial diseases. Most often, it is an angina - an infectious-allergic disease, in which the palatine tonsils and palatines turn red. Even children have diphtheria, although it is now much more rare for children. Initially, it proceeds like a sore throat, but then on the neck there are accumulations of characteristic fibrinous films. Another throat can blush with scarlet fever, tonsillitis, measles and pharyngitis. Also, redness can develop even due to a simple sip of cold air, an ice drink, dust or a long time in a gassy or smoky room.

How to help a baby

If you accurately and reliably know that the child's throat has turned red due to hypothermia, a large portion of ice cream, cold water, then old proven methods can save the situation. If you do not know the cause of redness, it's best to consult a doctor. It is important to prescribe appropriate treatment, because this situation can be the beginning of a serious illness. So angina, for example, is most often treated with antibiotics, although with viral infections they are all absolutely useless.

It is better to start to treat the throat with a rinse. For these purposes, a splash of sage, chamomile, mother-and-stepmother is great. Explain to the baby how to gently rinse the neck: think up a simple game, first make this procedure together. Make sure that the solution is necessarily warm. Practice shows that the most effective in the treatment of a sick child's throat is frequent rinsing infusions of medicinal herbs. Particularly helps tincture of marigold and chamomile broth. But small children up to two years old do not yet know how to perform this procedure.

Children can also gargle with a small syringe. After preparing a slightly warm broth of chamomile, or diluting the solution of the tincture of calendula, we take the child in his arms, put it on his left hand in the right side of the face. Then, with your right hand, we collect the resulting broth or medicinal solution into the syringe and, directing it to the baby's neck, gently squeeze its contents. The child does not choke or choke, and the syringe will water his throat well. If you repeat this procedure every half hour-hour, then the state of the sick neck can be significantly improved. When a child grows up, he can gargle in a standing position or he will do it himself.

In viral disease, it is very important that the baby's mouth is clean. Take care that he regularly brushes his teeth. If the baby still can not cope with the rinsing, try to offer him therapeutic lollipops or special sucking pills - pastilles with chamomile, sage, lemon. Only dosage for children of different ages should also be different. Such tablets should be taken between meals: hold the tongue a little until completely dissolved, but do not drink anything.

If the baby can not suck the candies yet, try aerosols with antiseptic and antibacterial action. In the end, you can simply lubricate the sore throat. You need to do this before eating - confidently, quickly, but very carefully. Lubricate the throat with a cotton swab soaked in a medicine - chlorophyllite, sea-buckthorn, eucalyptus oil, rose hip oil with the addition of propolis. A kid with a red neck is better to stay in a warm room, drink tea with raspberries or currants, and tasty food. The disease will certainly recede.