It is not easy to recognize rhinopharyngitis to a layman, since this disease is similar to rhinitis and pharyngitis at the same time. If to generalize, then rhinopharyngitis is a complication that develops in acute rhinitis, accompanied by pain in the larynx when swallowing. The pharynx reddens, the membranes of its mucosa thicken, sometimes covered with a purulent coating or mucus. That is why the treatment of rhinopharyngitis in children and adults is based on getting rid of rhinitis and pharyngitis.
Symptoms
To cure a rhinopharyngitis in a child, as practice shows, is somewhat more complicated than in an adult. And the nature of the disease is more dangerous. In addition to a sharp increase in temperature, a baby may experience frequent regurgitation or vomiting, swelling of the nasopharynx, intestinal disorders. Because of the stuffy nose, the baby refuses to suck his breast, does not sleep well, he is capricious. Intestinal disorders reduce the overall resistance of the child's body. Unfortunately, in most cases pneumonia and bronchitis begin with rhinopharyngitis. However, the greatest danger of this disease lies in the fact that it can provoke lining of the laryngitis, which poses a threat to life.
Symptoms of rhinopharyngitis in babies are as follows:
- shortness of breath due to congestion of the nose and puffiness of the larynx;
- bright and transparent discharge from the nose, eventually acquiring a purulent character;
- increase in temperature (from insignificant to the maximum permissible);
- cough;
- anxiety;
- sleep disorders;
- diarrhea;
- vomiting, regurgitation;
- flatulence.
Since the complications of rhinopharyngitis can be anything, delay with the doctor's call is impossible! It is not safe to treat rhinopharyngitis in children as an ordinary cold, because this disease often acts as a harbinger of acute viral infection, influenza and even measles, scarlet fever and diphtheria. Obviously, each of these diseases needs its own treatment tactics, therefore, diagnostics should be carried out as quickly and as qualitatively as possible.
Treatment
Before prescribing drugs for the treatment of rhinopharyngitis, the doctor must establish the nature of the disease. The fact is, rhinopharyngitis can be of three types:
- allergic;
- acute;
- chronic.
Each type of disease implies its own treatment regimen. It is worth noting, the treatment of neither acute nor chronic, nor allergic rhinopharyngitis in children has anything to do with the treatment of colds. The first thing the doctor will do is to establish the cause that provoked the disease. In any case, with rhinopharyngitis in children, inhalation (steam, hormonal, with essential oils or mineral water - on the recommendation of a doctor) will not interfere. The spout of the baby should be relieved from accumulated mucus more often. This can be done with the help of washes, special antibacterial or anti-inflammatory sprays. With a cough to fight is useless until the mucus does not stop accumulating in the nasal passages.
When your child is sick, ventilate the apartment more often, do not overload the baby's body with food, offer more warm drinks. As for the question of whether it is possible to walk with a child with rhinopharyngitis, it is impossible to answer unequivocally. Focus on his well-being and avoid extreme weather conditions.