What is the self-diagnosis method for acute laryngitis in children?

What is the self-diagnosis method for acute laryngitis in children? Once a baby has acute laryngitis, it is very easy to have difficulty breathing. The only option is to send it to the hospital for treatment in time. It must not be taken lightly and the treatment time is delayed. There are many clinical diseases with similar symptoms to this disease, which are easy to confuse the family members of the children. Let's take a look at what is the self-diagnosis method for acute laryngitis in children?

Acute laryngitis in children is a common and most dangerous acute throat disease in children. It can be said to be a "killer" of children in autumn and winter. Because the climate changes rapidly and the air is dry in autumn and winter, children are more likely to suffer from laryngitis. According to statistics, the number of cases from September to December of the following year accounts for 60% to 70% of the total number of cases in the whole year, and the most common cases are infants and young children aged 6 months to 3 years old.

Self-diagnosis of acute laryngitis in children is mainly based on clinical manifestations. There may be no precursor symptoms before the onset of the disease. Many children develop the disease in the middle of the night. At first, they just have bursts of coughing, which sound like breaking bamboo, a "hollow" sound (or dog barking), snoring in the throat, and it seems that there is phlegm that cannot be coughed up, and gradually difficulty breathing occurs. At this time, the child is irritable, with blue lips and sweating profusely. If the condition worsens further, symptoms such as incontinence, suffocation, and coma will appear.

First, it should be distinguished from foreign bodies in the respiratory tract. Acute laryngitis usually has no history of foreign body inhalation. Before the onset, there may be a history of upper respiratory tract infection such as fever, runny nose, and cough, which can be distinguished from it. It should also be distinguished from pediatric laryngeal spasm, which is common in younger infants. When inhaling, there may be laryngeal wheezing, with a sharp and thin tone. The attack time is relatively short, and the symptoms may disappear suddenly, without hoarseness or fever.

Acute laryngitis in children is often secondary to acute rhinitis and pharyngitis. When children suffer from this disease, they should be actively treated to prevent the progression of inflammation. Malnutrition, low resistance, allergic constitution and chronic upper respiratory tract diseases in children are prone to acute laryngitis. The above causes or inducements should be actively treated or corrected.