Symptoms of granulosa pharyngitis in a child
Children are prone to various colds, angina, so it is not easy to recognize granulosa pharyngitis in a child. Mom should pay attention to such complaints of the baby:
- Morning accumulation of mucus in the throat against relative well-being;
- complaints of persecution, pain in the neck;
- a slight pain is noted during swallowing, especially in the mornings;
- paroxysmal cough.
Looking in the neck, the mother may notice on the back wall reddish-transparent capsules or granules that become inflamed and cause discomfort. If the throat is very "itchy" and the child constantly rubs the root of the tongue about the palate, microscopic red dots are visible on it.
Why does granulosis occur?
This disease is caused by various factors:
- viruses;
- bacteria;
- allergens;
- fungi.
Any catarrhal disease can start a granulosis. To aggravate the course of the disease and the recovery may be too moist, polluted air. Poor ecology and heredity affect the health of the nasopharynx. If the disease is started, then in children the granulosa pharyngitis from the acute quickly turns into a chronic one, which is very difficult to treat.
How to treat granulosa pharyngitis in children?
This disease, although it is difficult to treat, but still should not be left without attention of physicians. To help the child get rid of trouble, a whole complex of measures is required:
- Elimination of allergen. If there is a suspicion that the disease worsens due to the presence of a pet, dust, flowering herbs, you need to try to remedy the situation and in parallel to take antihistamines.
- Improvement of air parameters. To optimize the humidity, a humidifier is used , which ideally should show 60-65%. The air in the room can not be overheated above 21 ° C. Daily wet cleaning is required.
- Inhalations and rinsings with medicinal herbs. For this purpose, eucalyptus, chamomile, calendula is perfect.
- The use of drugs that increase immunity. If necessary, the doctor will prescribe immunomodulators. Without his prescription, you can buy vitamin complexes - Multi-Tabs, Vitrum, Biovital. These funds should be used in courses.
- Irrigating the throat with preparations containing iodine. For young children, medicines in the form of a spray - Lugol Spray, Yoks, Lugs - are more suitable.
- Course use of antiviral, anti-inflammatory and homeopathic drugs prescribed by a doctor. These can be antibiotics of the penicillin series, Remantadin, Orvirem, Viferon.
- Removal of granules with a laser. Although such an operation is not very traumatic, it is not always a panacea. Quite often, in the first six months after it, the children have a relapse of the disease. Excision is shown at an initial stage, and at chronic it is useless.
A comprehensive and systematic approach to solving this problem gives a lasting positive result for a long time. The task of parents is to provide the child with adequate nutrition, improve his health.