Question
Dear Parent, My son is just over 4 months old. He started having a slight sore throat and noticed that his voice sounds hoarse when he speaks. Now he has a persistent high fever that doesn’t seem to go away. How should I treat his low-grade fever in pediatric tonsillitis effectively?
Answer
Generally, if a child has tonsillitis, it is effective to give them some symptomatic antibiotics. For regional treatment, it is recommended to choose laser therapy or medication irrigation. If the main symptom is throat pain, consider giving some painkillers. If the child continues to have a fever, oral fever-reducing medicine can be taken. Tonsillitis has the characteristic of recurrent attacks. If similar situations occur, surgery can be considered after the inflammation is controlled. Finally, we hope that parents can pay attention to this disease and take their children to the doctor for treatment as soon as possible. In addition, they should also pay attention to related preventive and health care measures in their daily lives.