Question
The infant has a sore throat and swelling under the chin during a cold and fever, which affects eating and is accompanied by dry heaving. The body temperature reaches 39 degrees, and it is diagnosed as tonsillitis. How should one handle the fever caused by tonsillitis?
Answer
Based on the description, tonsillitis usually requires anti-inflammatory treatment. Once the inflammation subsides, the fever will naturally disappear. Currently, since the inflammation has not subsided leading to high fever, if the body temperature is below 38.5 degrees, oral fever-reducing medication can be taken. If the high fever persists for 4 hours, physical cooling methods can be used, such as taking a warm bath, or wiping the body’s major blood vessel areas with 75% alcohol, such as the carotid artery in the neck, armpits, elbows, inguinal folds, and groins. For temperatures above 39 degrees, ice packs can be used by placing ice cubes in the armpit. After removing the ice pack for half an hour, check the body temperature again.