Tonsillitis is extremely unpleasant and everyone affected wants to get rid of it as soon as possible. One meets thereby on various well-intentioned pieces of advice. Especially when it comes to children or infants, everyone has different advice, so the question arises: What really helps reliably and quickly against tonsillitis?
First of all, of course, every patient is different and therefore has different preferences and ways to get well. Therefore, the therapy is a little more difficult for toddlers or children. After all, they cannot yet say exactly what is good for them and what is not. Below are listed some remedies and therapy options that help quickly and effectively against tonsillitis and the pain associated with it.
What helps against tonsillitis?
Against tonsillitis in general, unfortunately, only waiting until the body has recovered and successfully fought the pathogen helps. A dreaded complication is superinfection with bacteria such as streptococci. If the basic viral infection is followed by a colonization with bacteria, this is quickly noticeable by a rapid deterioration and pus deposits on the tonsils.
In this case a therapy with painkillers or home remedies alone is not sufficient and antibiotics must also be given to children or infants. If this is not done, there is a risk of systemic spread to the whole body, in addition to severe pain and difficulty swallowing, shortness of breath and complete obstruction of the airways with consecutive shortness of breath. Fortunately, antibiotics help very quickly in this situation and prove to be extremely effective.
Usually the worst is over after only two days. However, this time is still very traumatizing, especially for small children. After all, they do not know whether the pain will ever go away and it is difficult to explain it to them.
Therefore, in this situation, reassurance from the parents is just as important as a familiar environment and as much distraction from the pain as possible. If a bacterial superinfection has not occurred, the viral infection can be treated symptomatically. In this case, bed rest and possibly decongestant mouth or nose sprays are recommended. They contain vasoconstrictive substances that reduce the swelling of the mucous membrane and thus allow better ventilation of the oral cavity. However, they should not be taken by pregnant women and should not be taken for longer than 5 days.
