Question
A 11-year-old boy, in elementary school. Initially, he felt a sore throat while speaking, noticed that he was coughing more severely, and had a slight fever as well. How should one treat the discomfort caused by tonsillitis in children?
Answer
The treatment can involve providing symptomatic anti-inflammatory medication based on the child’s symptoms, or regional treatments such as tonsil crypt irrigation and medication injections within the tonsils. For children with pronounced sore throat symptoms, painkillers can be used; if the child continues to have a persistent fever, oral fever-reducing medication can be administered. If the medication is ineffective and symptoms recur, it is advisable to consider surgical treatment. In daily life, it is important to maintain a light diet, and during treatment, a liquid diet should be the mainstay.