Sinusitis is an inflammation of the maxillary sinus, which is one of the most common ENT pathologies in children, especially in kindergarten and school age. Most often this disease develops as a complication after a child's ORZ or ARVI caused by a viral or bacterial infection. In addition, in some cases, the cause of sinusitis can be curvature of the nasal septum, polyps in the nasal cavity, adenoids, as well as infections of the dentoalveolar system.
It should be noted that in time untreated genyantritis can lead to the emergence of a more complex disease, such as meningitis or inflammation of the membranes of the brain. Therefore, with the detection of sinusitis in children, urgent treatment is needed, which can be prescribed only by an experienced otolaryngologist.
How to recognize a sinusitis in a child?
The following symptoms may indicate the presence of sinusitis in a child:
- shortness of breath through the nose;
- feelings of pain and pressure in the area of the maxillary sinuses;
- mucopurulent discharge from the nose;
- edema of the nasal mucosa;
- headache;
- elevated body temperature (with acute sinusitis).
In the event that you have found out the child's symptoms of genyantritis, consult a doctor who knows exactly what to do.
How to treat sinusitis in children?
The main goal in the treatment of sinusitis in children is to remove the swelling of the nasal mucosa, as well as ensure the outflow of mucus from the maxillary sinuses. In addition, this disease should be correctly diagnosed, because to cure sinusitis in a child, you need to clarify the cause of the inflammatory process.
When conservative treatment of sinusitis in children usually prescribed antibiotics, vasoconstrictor drugs and physiotherapy procedures. Treatment of maxillary sinusitis in children with antibiotics is possible only under the supervision of the attending physician who, on the basis of bacteriological analysis, will prescribe a drug that acts on the microflora of the nasal sinuses. In addition, the use of vasoconstrictive and antibacterial agents is justified, which are used in the form of instillations or inclusions in the nose of gauze strips wetted in medicinal solution. To remove accumulated mucus, dust, microbes and allergens from the nasal cavity and the maxillary sinuses, nose flushing procedures are used, which also facilitate the introduction of drugs directly into the purulent focus. The physiotherapeutic procedures that can be prescribed by the attending physician for the detection of sinusitis in children include UV irradiation, UHF currents, and inhalations.
In the most extreme cases, in the absence of a positive effect of conservative treatment, punctures of the maxillary sinuses are performed. This surgical intervention helps to pump out pus and inject anti-inflammatory drugs. Typically, this operation is done for children over 6 years of age and necessarily under local anesthesia. The removal of pus is carried out through the side wall
The most important thing in the prevention of sinusitis in children is the timely and correct treatment of colds. In addition, significantly reduce the likelihood of the disease, all sorts of measures to strengthen the immunity of the child - proper nutrition, healthy sleep and rest, tempering, etc. I want to note that the task of parents is not only to prevent the occurrence of sinusitis, but also in the case of a disease bring to a critical state, when the only salvation can be only a puncture of the maxillary sinuses .