Question
The 9-year-old girl is experiencing some pain in her throat, finding swallowing difficult, and now has a persistent high fever. How should a child’s tonsillitis with crying and distress be treated?
Answer
When treating such conditions, it is advisable to administer symptomatic antibiotic medications to the child, along with regional rinsing or spraying, or even injecting symptomatic medications into the tonsils. All these methods have proven to be effective. If the primary symptom is throat pain, painkillers can be considered for the child. If the child continues to have a fever that does not subside, oral fever-reducing medication can be administered. In addition to medication treatment, if the child frequently experiences tonsillitis, it is recommended to consider surgical treatment. Parents should also pay attention to keeping the child warm in daily life to prevent catching a cold and triggering a recurrence of tonsillitis.