What are the symptoms of acute laryngitis in children?

What are the symptoms of acute laryngitis in children? Acute laryngitis in children is common in children under 5 years old. It is a serious disease that threatens the life of children. Therefore, parents should pay great attention to it and take preventive measures during the onset season. Let's take a look at the symptoms of acute laryngitis in children.

Symptoms are like a cold, fever, and cough at first. When the inflammation spreads and invades the larynx, a special bamboo-breaking cough may occur, which often occurs at night. The child will suddenly wake up and cry. Due to poor breathing, the child may experience depressions in the suprasternal fossa, supraclavicular fossa, and intercostal space when inhaling, accompanied by a rapid heartbeat, irritability, bluish lips, and flaring nostrils. When the condition worsens further, the child becomes listless, has a weakened pulse, and has reduced breath sounds. This is not an improvement in the condition, but rather systemic failure caused by respiratory obstruction. If not treated in time, it will be life-threatening.

This disease is fierce and changes rapidly. The main harm is that it can cause laryngeal spasm or laryngeal obstruction in children. In severe cases, it can endanger the child's life. The larynx is located between the pharynx and the bronchi and is the only way for the human body to breathe. The tracheal cavity of children is relatively narrow. Once the mucosa and submucosal tissues swell due to inflammation, the glottis will narrow or laryngeal spasm will occur, which will cause laryngeal obstruction and severe breathing difficulties.

Therefore, if parents find that their children have symptoms such as coughing and runny nose, and soon develop a coughing sound, they should not think that it is just a cold. They should take their children to the hospital for examination and treatment, otherwise the children may develop laryngeal spasm and laryngeal obstruction in a very short time. Acute laryngitis can be effectively controlled within a few hours as long as it is discovered and treated in time, and most cases will improve significantly within 1-2 days.

In autumn and winter, parents should pay attention to the temperature changes, add or remove clothes in time, and cover the children with quilts when they fall asleep at night to prevent them from catching cold. When children suffer from acute laryngitis, they should go to the hospital for treatment immediately. Because children are not allowed to take vitamin C supplements, they should eat some fruits rich in vitamin C in their daily lives.