Viral rhinopharyngitis in children is a rare phenomenon. Fortunately, with the timely and adequate treatment of acute rhinopharyngitis in children, the improvement of the condition comes quickly enough - in a couple of days.
But in case the disease has been left unattended, or if the rhinopharyngitis is not cured completely, can cause serious complications, most often bronchitis, acute inflammation of the middle ear, pneumonia, etc.
Rhinopharyngitis in children: symptoms
The main signs of the disease are:
- coryza;
- difficulty breathing, nasal congestion;
- heat;
- cough.
Among all the symptoms, the first and most important is the common cold. In the first days of discharge from the nose transparent, then become mucous or even purulent. On the skin between the nose and upper lip begins irritation, it turns red, sometimes begins to peel off. Nasal breathing is greatly hampered, often the child and at all loses the ability to breathe through the nose. Newborns in this case begin to eat poorly, because they can not breathe normally during a meal, they are disturbed by sleep. The general condition worsens noticeably: the child becomes capricious, restless, irritable. Almost always the body temperature rises, sometimes there may be vomiting. The baby has enlarged lymph nodes at the back of the neck and behind the neck.
Causes of rhinopharyngitis
The main causes of the onset of the disease are:
- supercooling;
- infection (most often viral).
The most common rhinopharyngitis occurs in children 5-7 years, especially those who have a tendency to frequent inflammation of the tonsils and adenoids, as well as allergies and weakened babies.
Usually, the lower part of the pharynx and nose is initially inflamed. But there are cases when infection occurs the opposite way - from the upper parts of the pharynx and the nasal mucosa down. As a rule, the "opposite" direction is observed with adenoiditis (an increase in the nasopharyngeal tonsil), that is, when there are adenoids.
Acute rhinopharyngitis in children: treatment
When developing the first symptoms of rhinopharyngitis in children, it is important to provide timely treatment. Proceed as follows:
- Tell your doctor.
- At a high temperature (above 38 ° C) give the child an antipyretic.
- Rinse the baby's nose, use drugs that help to remove the swelling of the nose and thinning the nasal discharge (choose them better for the doctor's prescription).
- Ensure normal humidity in the room where the child is.
- If the body temperature is not increased, you can make a hot tub with mustard for but.
- Irritated skin under the nose is smeared with petroleum jelly or soothing cream.
- During the whole period of treatment it is better to observe quarantine. The patient should have a separate dishware, towel, etc. the rest of the family should be 2-3 times a day to put in the nose oxolin ointment to prevent infection.
The choice of funds from the common cold and cough (if any) is carried out by the doctor taking into account the individual characteristics of the child,
Prevention of the prevention of rhinopharyngitis is very important. Regular sports activities, outdoor walks, hardening, a full-fledged diet all contribute to strengthening the immunity and health of the child.