Can acute laryngitis in children be cured?

Acute laryngitis in children is more common in winter, and is more common in infants and young children aged 6 months to 3 years who are overweight. Acute laryngitis in children with mild symptoms can sometimes change dramatically within a few hours and cause adverse consequences. The main hazard is that it can cause laryngeal spasm or laryngeal obstruction in children, and in severe cases it can endanger the child's life. The larynx is located between the pharynx and the bronchus and is the breathing passage. Next, let's take a look at whether acute laryngitis in children can be cured.

Most cases of acute laryngitis in children are caused by bacterial or viral infections. The initial symptoms are like a cold, fever, and cough. 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 will be listless, with a weakened pulse and reduced breath sounds. This is not an improvement in the condition, but rather a systemic failure caused by respiratory obstruction. If not treated in time, it will be life-threatening. As long as acute laryngitis is discovered and treated in a timely manner, the condition can generally be effectively controlled within a few hours, and most cases will improve significantly within 1 to 2 days.

To prevent the occurrence of acute laryngitis in children, we should start with strengthening children's physical fitness: appropriate outdoor activities and exercise, more sun exposure, developing good eating and hygiene habits, paying attention to children's clothing during seasonal and climate changes, maintaining a suitable room temperature, opening windows for ventilation indoors regularly, and timely treating children's anemia, malnutrition, rickets, etc. In addition, during the peak season of respiratory diseases, children should be taken to crowded public places as little as possible to reduce the chance of infection.

Therefore, as long as the disease can be controlled, acute laryngitis in children can be cured.