Question
My son is 6 years old and just started saying that his throat hurts. I found that his coughing seems more severe, and now he has a persistent high fever. Please ask: How should a child’s tonsillitis be treated effectively when it is difficult to manage?
Answer
For treatment, it is first advisable to administer symptomatic anti-inflammatory drugs based on the child’s symptoms, regional rinsing or spraying can also be considered, and symptomatic drugs can be injected intratonsillarly. The efficacy of these treatments is quite good. In cases of throat pain, painkillers can be given to the child. If there is a fever, cooling methods should be selected based on body temperature; below 38.5 degrees Celsius can be physically cooled, and above 38.5 degrees Celsius can take oral antipyretics. Tonsillitis has the characteristic of recurrent attacks; if similar situations exist, surgery can be considered after the inflammation is controlled. Finally, it is hoped that parents can pay attention to this disease, seek medical treatment as soon as possible, and also pay attention to related prevention and health care work in daily life.