Question
My son is 3 years old and just started saying that his throat hurts. I noticed that when he speaks, his voice sounds a bit hoarse, and now he has a persistent high fever. How should red swelling in children’s tonsillitis be treated?
Answer
If a child has tonsillitis, symptomatic anti-inflammatory medication can be administered. Besides systemic medication, regional treatment options like tonsil crypt irrigation or intratonsillar drug injections can also be considered. For children with pronounced sore throat symptoms, analgesics can be used. If fever is present, choose a cooling method based on body temperature; physical cooling can be used below 38.5 degrees Celsius, while oral fever-reducing medication can be taken for temperatures above 38.5 degrees Celsius. If a child frequently experiences tonsillitis, it is recommended to consider surgery early on. During treatment, it is also important to provide the child with a light diet and enhance nutritional supplementation to aid in early recovery.