Question
My son is 2 years old and has recently been experiencing sore throat, severe coughing, and fever. How should I treat his tonsillitis and sore throat?
Answer
For children with tonsillitis, parents can first administer symptomatic anti-inflammatory medication and perform regional treatments such as cleaning the tonsil crypts, injecting medications, or laser therapy. For children with mainly sore throat symptoms, painkillers can be considered to relieve discomfort. If there is a fever, choose a method of cooling down based on body temperature; below 38.5°C, physical cooling methods can be used, while oral fever-reducing medication is recommended for temperatures above 38.5°C. If there are repeated acute severe symptoms or complications have already occurred, it is advisable to consider tonsillectomy two weeks after the acute inflammation subsides. At the same time, pay attention to giving the child a light diet and enhancing nutritional supplementation to aid in a quicker recovery.