Tracheitis can be affected both by a baby or a child of school age. A common cause of tracheitis are acute respiratory infections of the respiratory tract. First, the disease affects the upper respiratory tract (nasopharynx, larynx), then penetrates deeper along the respiratory tract, causing inflammation of the mucous membrane of the trachea.
Symptoms of tracheitis in children
- frequent barking cough;
- wheezing;
- hoarseness of voice and hoarseness;
- elevated body temperature (up to 39 ° C);
- chest pain.
Usually, cough is worse in the morning or evening and after physical exertion. Ask to make the baby a deep breath, with tracheitis, he will begin to cough-like.
A sharply begun disease with pronounced symptoms and supplemented with concomitant diseases - rhinitis, pharyngitis, laryngitis - is called acute tracheitis in children. The causative agents of this form of the disease are more often viruses, and less often microbes. With adequate treatment on 3-4 days, sputum begins to separate, and there are visible improvements.
In a child who has not received proper and timely treatment, the disease can develop into a chronic tracheitis, which is treated much longer and more difficult than acute. The main sign of chronic tracheitis in children is a painful paroxysmal cough. Chronic tracheitis can be a consequence of allergic tracheitis in children, the symptoms of which are "pershenie" and unpleasant burning sensation in the throat, a change in the sound of the voice. The disease is very difficult to determine at an early stage, so with similar manifestations, you should consult your doctor. In the absence of proper treatment, chronic tracheitis is fraught with complications - penetration of the infection into the lower respiratory tract.
Treatment of tracheitis in a child
When treating tracheitis in children, as a rule, do without antibiotics, but nevertheless, it is not worth choosing medicines at your own discretion. The doctor not only helps to choose an effective drug, but also prescribes the right dose. The main goal of medicines for tracheitis for children is to overcome cough. To begin with, dry, barking cough should be turned into wet, in order that the phlegm has departed. Usually, cough syrups and medicines are prescribed (licorice root syrup, stoptussin, breastfeed).
In the treatment of tracheitis, warming compresses are also used, but here one must remember one rule: one can not use compresses with a dry cough, because this can lead to swelling of the mucosa. The purpose of warming up is to improve the sputum discharge, so before you do the warming up, you need to make sure that the dry cough has become productive.
With any cough, tracheal inclusive, parents can create conditions favorable for recovery.
- Warm drinking in small frequent portions will help to make productive (from sputum) from an unproductive cough.
- Maintaining normal air temperature (not higher than 21-22 ° C) and humidity not less than 50% - these conditions will help the child breathe easier and cough up the collected mucus.
- Increased immunity with vitamins A and C.
Thanks to the parent's attention and following the instructions of the doctor, the child can easily cope with the disease.