Question
My daughter is 2 years old. She has a sore throat, difficulty swallowing, and is feverish with low spirits. How should I treat a child’s tonsillitis?
Answer
For such conditions, you can administer antibiotics that are appropriate for the symptoms to your child, or perform regional treatments such as tonsil crypt irrigation or injection of medication. If the child has severe throat pain, painkillers can be used. If there is a fever, you can choose a cooling method based on the body temperature; below 38.5 degrees Celsius, physical cooling can be used, while oral fever-reducing medication can be taken for temperatures above 38.5 degrees Celsius. If there are repeated acute severe conditions or complications, it is recommended to consider tonsillectomy two weeks after the acute inflammation subsides. During the treatment period, it is important to keep warm and avoid catching a cold to exacerbate symptoms.