Hoarse voice, dog bark cough, be careful of children's acute laryngitis!

Acute laryngitis is one of the children's acute diseases, which is serious and life-threatening, so special care should be taken What is acute laryngitis? Acute laryngitis is is an acute diffuse inflammatory reaction of the laryngeal mucosa, which occurs in children aged 6 months to 3 years old It is more common in winter and spring, most of which are viral infections ➤ compared with adults, children's larynx is narrower, with soft cartilage, weak mucosa and rich in blood vessels and lymphoid tissue Therefore, slight inflammation can cause swelling of the larynx, stenosis of the larynx, obstruction of the larynx, severe asphyxia, acute respiratory failure and even life-threatening What are the symptoms of acute laryngitis with more obvious symptoms, should be careful observation, improve vigilance ➤ hoarseness, barking and coughing ● this is the most typical characteristic of acute laryngitis ● due to the congestion and edema of vocal cord mucosa, the child will appear hoarseness at the beginning With the aggravation of the disease, "empty" cough may appear, which is different from the conventional cough sound In medicine, it is often described as dog bark like cough sound, like the bark of a dog ● in addition, children may have symptoms of laryngitis when they inhale ➤ onset at night, acute onset ● infantile acute laryngitis is often acute, rapid progress of the disease, and mostly at night ● hoarseness and barking cough are both possible manifestations of acute laryngitis, but these two symptoms are not enough to reflect the condition of the child The severity of the disease depends on the degree of airway obstruction The manifestation of the disease in children is how they react mentally and whether they are difficult to breathe ● when the child has dyspnea, "three concave signs" can be observed when the child inhales ● in severe cases, children will have cyanosis, sweating, restlessness, even pale face, mental depression, decreased breathing and other symptoms ➤➤➤➤➤➤➤➤➤➤➤➤➤➤➤➤➤➤ How to treat ➤ general treatment to keep respiratory tract unobstructed, such as oxygen inhalation in the presence of hypoxia ➤ to control the infection of acute laryngitis is an infectious disease According to different sources of infection, corresponding treatment should be given ➤ glucocorticoid ● laryngeal obstruction is easy to occur in children with acute laryngitis If not rescued in time, it may cause life-threatening asphyxia due to breathing difficulties Relevant measures should be taken to control laryngeal obstruction in time ● glucocorticoids play an important role in the treatment of acute laryngitis Inhaled glucocorticoids can promote the regression of mucosal edema For patients with laryngeal obstruction above grade Ⅱ, glucocorticoids (such as methylprednisolone and hydrocortisone) should be used simultaneously ➤➤➤➤➤➤➤➤➤➤➤➤➤➤➤➤➤➤➤➤➤➤➤ ➤➤➤➤➤➤➤➤➤➤➤➤➤➤➤➤➤➤➤➤➤ How to care for children's discomfort, there may be restlessness and crying Parents need to do a good job of appeasement and try their best to make children calm down, because restlessness can aggravate the degree of respiratory distress and airway obstruction Repeated crying is one of the important reasons for the aggravation of laryngeal edema ➤ keep the environment moist and air circulating When you rest at home, remember to open windows and ventilate If possible, place humidifiers in the room ➤ light and easy to digest food, liquid or semi liquid food should be selected, and some fruits and vegetables can be properly eaten, and spicy stimulation, fried, dry and hard food should be avoided ➤ do not take cough medicine for the children For the patients with laryngitis, if the airway secretion is more or thicker, if the central cough medicine is used to stop the cough excessively, it may prevent the cough reflex and affect the discharge of the secretion Therefore, it is not recommended to add cough medicine by yourself ➤ closely observe the change of the condition, such as the aggravation of the condition such as dyspnea of the child, and seek medical treatment immediately Original author: This article is reprinted by yaozhi.com The copyright belongs to the original author The purpose of reprint is to transmit more information, which does not represent the view of this platform If the content of the work, copyright and other issues are involved, please contact our website message, we will delete the content in the first time.