What to do with acute laryngitis in children

What should you do if you suffer from acute laryngitis in children? The occurrence of acute laryngitis in children will indeed bring a lot of harm to children, and severe cases may even threaten their lives. Therefore, for parents, acute laryngitis in children is also one of the diseases that need to be fully understood and prevented. So what should you do if you suffer from acute laryngitis in children?

Acute laryngitis in children is common in infants and young children aged 6 months to 3 years. Due to the anatomical characteristics of the larynx in children, the laryngeal cavity is narrow, the laryngeal cartilage is soft, the submucosal tissue of the epiglottic cartilage, arytenoid cartilage, aryepiglottic folds, ventricular bands and subglottic area is loose, and the mucosal lymphatic vessels are rich. After inflammation, it is easy to swell and cause laryngeal obstruction. Children do not have a strong cough function, and it is not easy to expel the secretions of the larynx and lower respiratory tract, which makes breathing more severe. Therefore, the condition of acute laryngitis in children is often more serious than that of adults. If not diagnosed and treated in time, it can be life-threatening.

Treatment of acute laryngitis in children

General treatment is the same as for acute laryngitis in adults. The main points are:

(1) Give adequate doses of antibiotics (penicillin, cephalosporin) systemically.

(II) For patients with mild dyspnea, hormone preparations should be added: oral administration of prednisone 1-2 mg/kg/day. If the condition worsens, intravenous infusion of dexamethasone 0.2 mg/kg/day and hydrocortisone 4-8 mg/kg/day should be used. At the same time, oxygen inhalation and appropriate sedatives should be given. If hormone infusion is ineffective for 1-2 hours, tracheotomy should be considered.

(3) Morphine and atropine-type drugs are prohibited to avoid suppressing breathing and drying up the respiratory mucosa.

Acute laryngitis in children often starts suddenly and progresses quickly. If it is not diagnosed and treated promptly and effectively, serious complications and sequelae may occur. Therefore, once you are sick, you should go to the hospital as soon as possible. The key to the treatment of acute laryngitis is to relieve laryngeal obstruction as soon as possible, use effective and sufficient antibiotics to control infection as early as possible, give glucocorticoids to promote the disappearance of laryngeal edema, strengthen oxygenation, antispasmodics, expectorants and other treatments, and closely observe the child's breathing.