Sore throat in children, how to prevent it and treat it when it appears?
This time of year is famous for various health problems ranging from colds, to mucus that prevent breathe in a correct way until the annoying throat pains that do not allow to perform such daily activities as eating. To avoid these situations it is best to understand these conditions that can appear for various reasons.
From an infection, a cold or just sleeping with the open window. Knowing how to prevent these problems, or treat them when they appear, will make these situations worse and that they can even prevent infections in cases where an infectious agent is the culprit of these health problems.
Why does the throat hurt?
Pediatricians point out these Causes As the usual sore throat:
- Infections such as colds or viruses such as influenza. In these cases, it is best to remove the child from the infection site.
- Children who sleep with the window open face low temperatures that make their defenses go down and there is more chance of infection.
- Children with a runny nose may have a sore throat due to the irritation caused by the mucus or cough during the night.
- 1 out of 10 cases of sore throat is caused by the bacteria of the genus Streptococcus. This category is known as streptococcal pharyngitis. Like the flu, it is best to prevent the child from approaching the centers of infection.
- Infection of the tonsils. Situation known as tonsillitis. When this happens, the tonsils can ache, enlarge and become more red than normal.
Prevention of pain
As it has been said when explaining the causes, the best thing to avoid a sore throat is to remove the child from possible foci of infection as companions or siblings already sick with colds or flu. It is also recommended to avoid situations that may irritate this area of the body of the small, at this point away from the smoke of snuff is very important.
Warm the child during the coldest days to prevent the mucous from drying out and sore throat may appear. In cases where it has already occurred, here are some tips for try These problems at home:
- If the child has trouble swallowing, it is best to offer soft foods that are easy to swallow.
- It is necessary to ensure that the child drinks an abundant amount of liquids
- If the child is more than 1 year old, you can resort to honey to soften the irritation and reduce the cough.
- Older children may try to gargle with warm water and salt.
- Washing the child's nasal passages with saline can help reduce the clearing of the throat or cough so that the throat is less affected.
Damián Montero
