Question
My child is a 8-year-old boy. Initially, he said he had a sore throat, and I noticed that his coughing seemed more severe. Additionally, he seems to have had a low-grade fever that hasn’t subsided. What should I do to treat my child’s sore throat due to tonsillitis?
Answer
For treatment, first, you can give your child symptomatic medications based on his symptoms, or you can perform regional irrigation or spraying. You can also inject symptomatic medication into the tonsils; all these methods are effective. In cases of throat pain, you can also give your child some painkillers. If there is a fever, choose a method of cooling down based on the body temperature; below 38.5 degrees Celsius can be cooled down physically, and above 38.5 degrees Celsius, you can take oral antipyretics. Tonsillitis has the characteristic of recurrent attacks. If there are similar conditions, after the inflammation is controlled, consider surgery. Parents should also pay attention to keeping their children well-warmed to prevent catching a cold and triggering another tonsillitis attack.