Children Many babies often get sick. Therefore, parents are faced not only with sleepless nights, but also with a huge number of different diseases. In such situations it is very important to give your baby first aid so that the disease does not give complications. Of course, it is impossible to know about all the diseases and make a diagnosis yourself, but sometimes knowing about this or that disease will help you provide first aid. In this article, we will talk with you about a disease like children's laryngitis.


Laryngitis is found not only in children, but also in adults. But this disease in children is a little different. Many people suffer from laryngitis and often. Most often, this disease occurs in the autumn-spring period, when the cold comes. Children are sick more often than adults. This happens because the baby's nasopharynx can not keep the viruses penetrating into the inside properly. As a result, the viruses go down into the larynx. Adults suffer from inflammation of the larynx much easier than babies. In addition, children often have unpleasant consequences.

Laryngitis varieties

Doctors distinguish several kinds of laryngitis:

  • Catarrh of laryngitis is the easiest form of the disease. Sometimes, with this kind of laryngitis, there is hoarseness and a sensation of perspiration in the throat. In some cases, a cough appears, but this happens in isolated cases.
  • Hypertrophic laryngitis is symptomatic similar to catarrhal laryngitis. However, in this case, the perspiration in the throat will be stronger, the hoarseness of the voice is also more pronounced, and the coughing episodes are episodic, and not single. In addition, with hypertrophic laryngitis in the larynx of the baby there are nodular formations, the size of a match head. If such a laryngitis takes on a chronic form, then hoarseness in the child can be present constantly, even when he is completely healthy. But most often, such hoarseness disappears without a trace at an intermediate age. Doctors believe that this is due to hormonal changes in the body.
  • Atrophic laryngitis is a more serious form of the disease than the two previous ones. Therefore, it requires more serious treatment. With atrophic laryngitis, the mucous membrane of the larynx of a diseased child becomes very thin. Because of hoarseness the child strongly coughs and practically can not talk. This kind of laryngitis is not common.
  • Professional laryngitis is also sometimes found in children. But it happens so rarely that we will not focus on it. It should be noted that this form of the disease can appear in the baby, if he will talk a lot during illness.

It is very important that parents know that laryngitis can be acute or chronic. Chronic laryngitis is more dangerous, as it lowers immunity and can lead to serious consequences. The most common cause of laryngitis is the virus, sometimes allergic factors. In some cases, laryngitis may be a concomitant symptom of certain diseases: influenza, whooping cough, ARVI, scarlet fever.

How to understand that a child has laryngitis?

If parents know what are the symptoms of laryngitis, they can provide the correct first aid to their baby. Let's take a look at the main symptoms of the disease:

  • Rhinitis is one of the earliest symptoms that appears in a child. And the runny nose can be weak, and can be very strong - in this case everything depends on the immune system of the baby.
  • Hoarseness is also one of the first symptoms of laryngitis. This symptom appears a few hours after the common cold. The timbre of the voice begins to change in the child - hoarseness appears, which increases with increasing.
  • Difficulty breathing. It becomes difficult for a child to breathe, especially at night and in the morning. To notice such a complicated breathing is very simple - each breath will be accompanied by a characteristic sound that resembles a whistle.
  • Cough. This symptom appears in most cases, but not always. Cough is very specific and rarely severe. Doctors call such a cough "barking".Sputum begins to separate approximately on the third or fourth day after the onset of the disease.

How is children's laryngitis treated?

Before talking about how this disease is treated, I want to remind you that it is impossible to engage in self-treatment of the child and independently determine the diagnosis. This should be done only by a doctor. Parents can ease the symptoms of the baby on the first day, but it is necessary to see the doctor.

The sooner the treatment of laryngitis begins, the sooner the disease will pass and deliver less discomfort to the baby. In addition, treatment is not difficult. One of the most important conditions for a speedy recovery is the child's silence. Of course, this will not be easy. But in order for the voice device to recover, it must be at rest. If the child is an adult and understands why this is for him, then there will be no problems. However, if the baby is still very small, the parents will have to work hard.

It is very important that the child breathes not through the mouth, but through the nose. Therefore, it is necessary to dig in a spout so that there is no runny nose. The air in the room must be moistened, otherwise the hoarseness will intensify. To humidify the air, you can use a special humidifier or spray, water basins, wet towels in the child's room and the like.

Do not forget that for a quick recovery you need a lot of drinking. In this case, for drinking it is better to use any alkaline drink: milk with honey, mineral still water and the like. However, if the baby has an allergy to honey, then this product should be discarded. You can also give the child to drink compotes, teas, fruit drinks in a warm form. You need to drink a lot and small sips.

Very good with laryngitis is helped by inhalation. To prepare the broth for inhalation in an enamel pot, pour three tablespoons of eucalyptus and pour it with a liter of water, boil for about five minutes. Instead of eucalyptus, you can use eucalyptus oil, chamomile grass, St. John's wort or sage. Before turning off the boiling broth, add a few spoons of soda to the pan. The child should inhale the vapors over this pan.

Our maternal grandmothers were treated with inhalation from potato broth. It is necessary to boil several tubers of raw potatoes and let the baby breathe on such decoction. During the inhalation, the child must always breathe through the mouth. Inhalation should be carried out every three to four hours.

In the first three days of the disease, it is necessary to make hot foot baths. The water temperature should be 45 degrees, and the duration of the procedure - at least twenty minutes. As soon as the baby finishes the procedure, he needs to put warm socks on his legs and put him on the bed. To hover legs is best before going to sleep.

In addition to traditional methods of treatment, doctors prescribe and drug treatment. Appointed drugs that remove puffiness, dilate blood vessels and remove inflammation of the mucosa. At a temperature prescribed antipyretic drugs, and when coughing - expectorant. If laryngitis is due to a viral infection, then it must also be eliminated.