First aid antiseptic antimicrobial agents
Rinsing
If your throat is red, it is best to start with gargling.
For gargling, the following is perfect: a decoction of chamomile, sage, coltsfoot, a solution: 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of soda and a drop of iodine in a glass of water, etc. Other options for similar solutions for gargling are possible, just make sure that for They are safe for the child. Don't think that your 1.5-2 year old child can't learn to gargle - it can be a lot of fun. Turn everything into a funny game, do this procedure together. For example: “Who can hold the water longer while gargling?”, “Who can gargle the most times?”, “Who can gargle funny?” In order for the gargling procedure to have an effect, you need to gargle as often as possible with a warm solution.
When your throat is red, oral hygiene is very important. If you want to heal faster, do not create an environment for the growth of various microbes. Therefore, be sure to make sure your child brushes his teeth. After each meal, it is advisable to gargle with any suitable solution. And the baby can brush his teeth either independently or with the help of his mother.
If the child does not like such activities at all, you should not force the baby. There are other treatment options.
Medicinal lollipops, lozenges and tasty lozenges
Every child will love this. In the initial stage, lollipops with sage, chamomile, lozenges “Bronchicum” or “Doctor Mom” are perfect; tablets for sucking “Faryngosept” and “Falimint”, “Efizol” are pleasant to the taste and quite effective. There are also “Septefril”, “Antiangin”, “Sebidin”, “Chlorophyllipt”, etc. All the above mentioned remedies are used for various throat diseases, but the dosage for children of different ages is different.
It is better to use any sucking products between meals; they must be kept on the tongue until completely dissolved, and not washed down - the effect of these drugs will be more noticeable and lasting.
Aerosols with antibacterial and antiseptic effects
When treating a throat, it is also effective to use aerosols with antibacterial and antiseptic effects. Before using any such aerosol, you should consult your doctor. Most of them are not recommended for use on children under 3 years of age. Here are some of them: “Inhalipt”, “Bioparox”, “Stopangin”, “Orasept” - but I remind you once again - make sure that such products are safe for your baby, consult a doctor, or at least re-read the insert very carefully.
The throat can be lubricated
This method is suitable even for the smallest children, since they do not know how to gargle or suck a lollipop and in very rare cases aerosols are suitable for them
You need to lubricate your throat with quick and confident movements, but carefully. This should be done before eating
Lubricate the throat with a cotton or gauze swab dipped in the medicine. The throat can be lubricated with an oil solution of chlorophyllipt, sea buckthorn oil, eucalyptus oil, rosehip oil, oil with the addition of propolis. There are a lot of options for how to lubricate a child’s throat for treatment. But I will not be lazy to once again urgently warn you that such treatment methods are not always safe, be sure to consult a doctor! Allergies and other unpleasant consequences may occur.
If you notice that your baby’s throat is red, it’s a good idea, although not necessary, to keep him warm (I don’t mean wrapping him up immeasurably). Drinking plenty of fluids is always good for colds. It is better to drink warm tea (chamomile, raspberry, currant, cranberry, etc.). Fruits and vegetables are healthy, but it is better to limit the consumption of meat and dairy products.
Other means
There are other useful recipes for the treatment of chronic and acute sore throat.
Alcoholic extract of propolis
When treating purulent tonsillitis, it is effective to use an alcoholic infusion of propolis. To prepare it, you need to grind 50 g of propolis and add a glass of alcohol. Place the mixture in dark glass bottles. Leave for a month, shaking daily. Strain, add 500 ml of water and boil. Drink the prepared tincture 20 drops three times a day to treat purulent sore throat.
Iodine and Lugol
An effective method of treating sore throat is the use of iodine, which disinfects the mucous membrane of the tonsils. It is also useful to use Lugol, which is the most effective iodine-based product. It is useful to make gargles based on it, and also use it to treat the throat.
Lemon and ginger
Using ginger can relieve the unpleasant symptoms of a sore throat, as well as speed up recovery. Lemon improves immunity. Therefore, it is very useful to brew tea with ground ginger and fresh lemon. Additionally, you can add a teaspoon of honey.
Where does sore throat and sore throat come from?
We encounter this disease often. Either children catch it at school or kindergarten, or they themselves, after a trip on public transport, feel an unpleasant itching in the throat. My feet just got wet, there are many reasons. And the next morning, sometimes you get up and feel that there is a sore throat, a sore throat, and it’s difficult to swallow, and sometimes even to breathe. What is a sore throat?
From a medical point of view, a sore throat is an inflammation of the tonsils, in other words, an inflammation of the formations of the lymphatic system located in the throat. And often inflammation affects surrounding areas of the body, sometimes with the formation of large ulcers.
I will not delve into medical terms, I will only say that if you really have a sore throat, then you should urgently call a doctor and not self-medicate. The advice that you will hear next is just additional ways for all of us - recipes on how to cope with a sore throat, how and what to gargle it with.
Chamomile based
Chamomile flowers are famous for their anti-inflammatory and soothing effects. In addition, when consumed orally, they increase the body's defenses and reduce intoxication. To gargle with a sore throat, prepare chamomile tea: brew a tablespoon of dried flowers with a glass of boiling water and leave for 20 minutes. Thanks to its pleasant herbal taste, it rarely causes protest in children, like other medicinal solutions.
You can drink up to 600 ml of tea per day, divided into 4-5 doses. If there is no allergy, it is sweetened with honey. To make rinsing with chamomile more effective, the tea can be mixed with soda and salt, Furacilin, hydrogen peroxide (a teaspoon of 1 type of product). Frequency of use – from 6 to 9 times a day.
How to treat a 1 year old child's throat
Therapy for children should always be comprehensive. It usually includes taking medications, using nasal drops and sprays, inhalations, following a daily routine and diet, and traditional methods of treatment - irrigation, rinsing, compresses, rubbing.
How to treat a child’s throat at 1 year old:
Inhalations. Steam treatment will help to quickly return the child to good health. They can be carried out even with the smallest children, holding them on your lap. For inhalation, you can use mineral water, saline solution, herbal decoctions, and medicines. At the pharmacy you can buy a nebulizer device for useful inhalations.
Compresses. Warming procedures relieve coughs and eliminate sore throat and inflammation. For children, it is forbidden to make them with alcohol or apply them directly to the skin, because this can cause a burn. Lubrication. For children under one year old, Chlorophyllipt, Ingalipt, and Lugol's solution are suitable. The important point is that the child may not allow such a procedure to be carried out on him. It is unsafe to do this forcibly, as it can frighten or injure the child. Irrigation. It is permissible to use sprays for children in a calm state. If a child screams or cries, mucus or medicine can get into the trachea, ear canals or bronchi, causing inflammation there. Nasal rinsing
To eliminate nasal congestion, which often accompanies viral diseases, it is important to ease nasal breathing. Sea water in an aerosol (Aquamaris, Linaqua) and an aspirator will help get rid of mucus accumulations. Nasal drops
Not all drops can be used for children at an early age. One of the approved drugs from birth is Nazivin Baby. The doctor may recommend doing without pharmaceutical products, replacing them with a solution of sea salt or a weak soda solution. Rubbing. Doctor Mom rubbing ointment is approved according to the instructions from the age of 3, but doctors often recommend it for younger children. Use a small amount of the product to massage the child’s feet, back between the shoulder blades, and do not rub the chest.
To avoid negative consequences and complications, any activities at home must be agreed with the pediatrician.
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This solution can be purchased ready-made or prepared independently using some folk remedies.
- Tincture of iodine. Mainly used as an addition to a ready-made saline or soda solution. It has an anti-inflammatory effect and also helps relieve swelling.
- Propolis solution. Can be used as both a base for the solution and its addition. It not only eliminates bacteria from the surface of the tonsils, but also strengthens the mucous membrane. In addition, it has a general effect on the immune system.
- Strong tea. It is necessary to brew fairly strong tea (preferably black), because it has an antiseptic effect, which will be useful in the fight against sore throat.
- Saline solution. It is considered a universal remedy, which, in its effectiveness, is not inferior to other solutions. In addition, it is very simple to prepare, and salt can be found in every housewife’s kitchen. Of course, it is better to use sea salt, but if there is none, then simple table salt will be no worse if you add a few drops of iodine to the solution.
- Apple vinegar. A solution based on it will help not only eliminate microorganisms that provoke inflammation, but also speed up the healing process of damaged areas of the mucosa. It will also be useful for the immune system, which urgently needs to be strengthened.
- Eucalyptus oil. Most often used as an addition to an already prepared solution. It not only fights the causative agent of the disease, but also relieves sore throat. In the first days of a sore throat, it is better to gargle with a solution containing this ingredient, because it has an antipyretic effect.
- Beetroot juice. This remedy is mainly used to moisturize the mucous membrane of the throat, because with sore throat, it most often becomes dry. And this causes unpleasant manifestations in the form of soreness and pain. In addition, the beneficial substances contained in it reduce tissue swelling.
- Peroxide solution. Promotes rapid and high-quality removal of plaque from the surface of the tonsils. For purulent sore throat, such a remedy will be a real godsend, because it removes pus from the tissues.
- Lemon juice. As you know, it contains a huge amount of Vitamin C, which is the most important component of our immunity. But, besides this, the acidity of lemon juice itself helps to cope with pain during a sore throat. But it is better to use it diluted.
- Herbal collection. It can be prepared from chamomile and calendula inflorescences, and will be complemented by sage. This decoction will help soothe the mucous membrane and also relieve irritation.
Recipe for making saline solution
This remedy is a classic in the treatment of sore throat. Of course, it is better to use sea salt as a base, but if it is unavailable, regular table salt will do.
You can prepare such a solution by following certain steps:
1. Prepare half a teaspoon of salt.
2. Pour 200 ml of boiled water into a small saucepan.
3. Wait until the crystals are completely dissolved.
Rinse products based on natural ingredients
In general, there are quite a lot of recipes for preparing solutions that promise to overcome a sore throat in just a few days. We recommend that you familiarize yourself with the most popular of them.
- Cool brewed green tea. Prepare loose leaf tea, because what is packaged in bags can hardly be called tea. Pour a small amount of boiling water over it and immediately add a spoonful of salt. Let the product brew and cool.
- Apple vinegar. A product is prepared based on one spoon of vinegar, which must be diluted in a glass of warm water.
- Beet juice. Using a grater, grate one medium-sized peeled beet. Add a tablespoon of vinegar to the chopped vegetable. Leave the mixture for about 4 hours, after which you can start squeezing the juice.
- Garlic infusion. Boil a glass of purified water, which we will later pour over two crushed cloves of garlic. Let the product sit.
Pharmaceutical preparations as a basis for the solution
Such remedies will greatly speed up the healing process, because the concentration of the active substance in their composition is quite high. When choosing a drug, you need to pay attention to the effects it has.
In fact, an effective medicine will have anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects.
It is also important here that the solution prepared on the basis of such a drug does not irritate the mucous membrane of the throat.
During the preparation of such a remedy, you need to ensure that the main medicine is completely dissolved.
There are several of the most popular medications that are both effective and safe.
- Furacilin. Our grandmothers used it to fight infectious diseases, when there was no such abundance of medicines. It is considered the best topical antiseptic.
Furacilin eliminates microorganisms from the tonsils, and also cleanses them of the formed pus. Thus, the inflammatory process will be relieved within a few days after the start of the course of rinsing.
Despite their high efficiency, such tablets are quite cheap. In addition, they can be purchased at any pharmacy without a doctor’s prescription.
The preparation of an anti-inflammatory solution is carried out in several stages:
- 1 tablet is ground until it turns into powder.
- Fill it with one glass of hot water.
- Stir until the water turns a bright yellow color and the sediment is completely dissolved.
- We wait until the solution cools to room temperature, and only then can we start rinsing.
- Miramistin. Has a strong antiseptic effect. It is one of the safest and at the same time powerful drugs that help quickly remove infection from the body.
It is available in the form of a ready-made solution, so you can begin treatment immediately after purchase.
Since this remedy is quite strong, then, of course, it will be harmful to the human body. That is why pharmacies sell only a solution that contains:
1. Acceptable norm of miramistin.
2. Purified water.
It is suitable for use even by children. Repeating rinses per day can reach 5 times, while these conditions are the same for adults and children.
Contraindications include individual intolerance to the main component. After gargling with this solution, you may feel a slight burning sensation in the throat, but this is considered a normal manifestation.
- Potassium permanganate. A rich violet-pink solution gives a cauterizing effect, as a result of which a crust forms at the site of inflammation. It prevents infection from entering the tonsils.
This substance is only suitable for use by adults, as children may accidentally swallow such a solution.
If all the crystals have completely dissolved, then it is unlikely to cause any harm to the baby’s body.
But if he swallows the crystal along with the liquid, this can lead to severe burns of the mucous membrane.
Therefore, it is better not to take risks and not let your child gargle with such solutions. But for adults, the preparation of the product will be carried out in three stages:
1. Using a simple match, collect 1 g of potassium permanganate.
2. Dissolve the crystals in 2 liters of warm water.
3. Until the substance is completely dissolved, rinsing is prohibited.
- Boric acid. You can purchase such a substance at any pharmacy, and its cost will be quite small.
Despite this, the drug has the following actions:
Antiseptic.
Antimycotic.
Antiparasitic.
Promotes the destruction of the structure of the microbe itself, which leads to its death. Thus, it destroys microorganisms directly in the oral cavity, after which they are rinsed out of it.
To prepare the solution, the following proportions should be followed:
- Dilute one teaspoon of alcohol solution with a glass of purified warm water.
- 3 g of acid in powder form is diluted in 5 tablespoons of boiling water.
Learning to gargle
We teach a child over three years old who has mastered rinsing his mouth to gargle.
Explain to him in advance that it is important to learn this so as not to get sick and to recover faster if you get sick. In the future, it is recommended to regularly gargle with cool water to harden and prevent diseases.
To teach a child to gargle, at the first stage they use a medical bulb or a large-volume syringe without a needle. Irrigating the throat with water will show the baby that there is nothing to worry about. Skip this step if you are concerned that your child will develop a strong gag reflex.
Show with your example how to put water in your mouth, throw back your head and rinse your throat. Then, to make the process visual, pour some water into a glass and swirl it around using a straw. Rinse your throat again and invite your baby to repeat.
While rinsing, chant “a-a-a” or “y-y-y”, you can alternately - in this case, the root of the tongue does not prevent the air from escaping. To include your child in the game, come up with “alien” songs in cosmic language with him. Don't forget to remind your baby to spit out the water after rinsing.
Control the tilt of the child's head; it should not be thrown back too much. Teach your baby to take the appropriate amount of water into his mouth. The duration of one rinsing session is up to 30 seconds.
Explain to your baby that you should not make sharp sounds or gargle rhythmically - this reduces the effectiveness of clearing the tonsils of germs and, in addition, can lead to water getting into the respiratory tract. After the baby masters gargling, maintain the skill by occasionally playing games or performing procedures for hardening the throat.
How to gargle correctly - rules for effective gargling
Quick elimination of the causative agent of the disease consists of frequent gargling. It is recommended to carry out the procedure up to 6 times a day, and it should be carried out only before meals.
Typically, 150 ml of warm medicinal solution will be enough for one rinse. Gargling with hot liquid, as well as drinking it, is strictly prohibited during a cold.
This can not only lead to burns of the already inflamed mucous membrane of the throat, but also significantly increase body temperature.
And with a sore throat, it’s already off the charts, so it’s better to be careful with this. The procedure itself must be carried out only according to strict rules:
✔ Tilt your head back while sticking your tongue out. Thus, you will open access to the solution to the source of inflammation - the tonsils.
✔ Try to make a long “y” sound. This way, you can control the rinsing process.
✔ Stick to time limits for rinses, about 30 seconds each. During this time, the solution will wash away all the bacteria that have settled on the surface of the tonsils.
✔ Each procedure should be carried out half an hour before meals. And after it is also not recommended to eat for another half hour.
The gargling process itself is not complicated, you know how to gargle correctly, so don’t be afraid, try it. You will succeed.
Contraindications
Of course, compared to harmful drug treatments, rinsing with natural solutions may seem completely safe.
But, despite this, it has several contraindications that cannot be ignored:
- Intolerance to one of the components of the prepared solution, which will lead to an allergic reaction.
- Children under 3 years old.
— Burns or ulcers on the surface of the mucous membrane.
- Pregnancy, as well as lactation period.
— Excess iodine in the body (solutions containing this substance).
- Gastritis or stomach ulcer.
Use of pharmaceutical drugs
One of the most common remedies that relieve inflammation, suppress infection in the oral cavity and cleanse plaque from the tonsils is furatsilin. It is effective in treating diseases such as tonsillitis and tonsillitis, and fights salmonella, staphylococcus, streptococcus and other types of pathogenic bacteria. To enhance its effect, it is recommended to rinse with furatsilin with other medicinal substances. A prerequisite is to increase the amount of vitamins consumed, especially vitamin C. As you know, vitamin C helps strengthen a weak immune system.
It is important to properly prepare the furatsilin solution, which is sold in pharmacies in tablet form. For this purpose, 1 tablet weighing 0.2 g is dissolved in hot water (100 ml)
For faster dissolution, it is better to crush the tablet first. When the finished liquid has cooled to a comfortable temperature, you can begin the procedure. One session should last at least 2-3 minutes, they should be repeated 4-5 times a day. The effect of using furatsilin increases many times if you clean the child’s mouth with a soda solution before rinsing. A furatsilin solution with the addition of 3-4 drops of calendula flower tincture has a positive effect.
Iodinol is considered a universal pharmaceutical remedy. It is used for various types of oral inflammation. The purchased drug must be diluted as follows: 3-4 drops of Iodinol per glass of warm water. In this case, the liquid should acquire a dark yellow tint. The procedure should be repeated after three to four hours.
Miramistin is also intended for washing the tonsils. The ability to effectively fight viruses and bacteria without having a negative effect on the child’s mucous membrane makes this remedy one of the most common used to treat children. It is sold in the form of a 0.01% solution (container - plastic bottle). There are certain dosages: children from 3 to 6 years old use 3-6 ml of Miramistin per procedure, from 7 to 14 years old - 5-7 ml, children over 14 years old need 10 ml of the substance. Some of the microorganisms that contribute to the development of sore throat can develop immunity to Miramistin. In connection with this fact, it is recommended to alternately use Miramistin and a solution of soda and salt.
Hydrogen peroxide is also distinguished by its versatility. It is used to treat various diseases as rinses and lotions.
However, it must be used with caution, because it is a powerful oxidizing agent. If parents are not sure that their child does not swallow liquid when rinsing, then it is better not to use it.
This is why it is advisable to use peroxide rinse to treat upper respiratory tract infections in older children.
Hydrogen peroxide is an excellent antiseptic that cleanses the mucous membranes of viruses, microbes, and also dead cells. However, like many other means, it also has its drawbacks. For example, it can be used only at the beginning of treatment (the first 2-3 days). This is due to the fact that peroxide helps to increase wound healing time.
It is important to know that for the rinsing procedure you need to use only a 0.25% peroxide solution, while a 3% solution is sold in the pharmacy. You can prepare it as follows: dilute 2 teaspoons of the pharmaceutical preparation in 0.5 cups of water
On days 1-3 of treatment, it is advisable to combine rinsing with peroxide with rinsing with soda or manganese. On the fourth day, peroxide is canceled, and herbal decoctions are used instead: chamomile, sage, plantain.
The pharmaceutical product Chlorophyllipt actively fights bacteria and microbes, and also relieves pain, since it contains natural ingredients. They fill the tissues with oxygen, which leads to the restoration of the mucous membrane. There are several types of this drug. For rinsing, you can use a 1 percent alcohol solution, 1 teaspoon of which is diluted in 100 ml of warm water. You need to gargle with Chlorophyllipt for 4 days, no more than 3 times a day.
How can you gargle for a child with a sore throat?
In children, sore throat usually occurs in the second half of autumn and winter. The immune system weakens, the child becomes hypothermic during walks, and all this contributes to the activation of pathogenic bacteria, which are the causative agents of the disease.
Purulent tonsillitis is contagious, so cases of mass diseases in kindergarten groups and school classes are not uncommon. The disease is transmitted through contact with household items of a sick child - toys, school supplies, dishes - for example, if a healthy child drinks something from a sick child's cup. When the first symptoms of a sore throat appear, the sick baby should be isolated from other children.
The first signs of a sore throat in a child:
- body temperature rises to 39°C and above;
- it becomes painful to swallow;
- chills and fever;
- submandibular lymph nodes are enlarged;
- headache, weakness, loss of appetite;
- the laryngeal mucosa becomes red;
- swelling appears in the tonsil area.
Sometimes the intoxication is so strong that it affects the cardiovascular system. In such cases, the heart rate increases and blood pressure decreases.
The incubation period of pathogens of acute tonsillitis lasts from several hours to three to four days. It depends on the physiological characteristics of the body. It is better to recognize the onset of the disease at this stage and start gargling in time to kill the germs before the sore throat becomes severe.
In order for the treatment to be as effective as possible, gargling in young children must be approached by observing the following rules:
- Gargle as often as possible, especially in the first three to four days of illness. Children are recommended to do this at least six times a day: optimally – every three hours for at least 2 minutes.
- Carry out the procedure after eating and after it do not drink or eat for 30 minutes. This is necessary for the medicinal substance to act longer.
- If you dissolve pharmaceutical preparations for rinsing not in water, but in a decoction of herbs that have an antiseptic effect, the effect of rinsing will increase.
- The rinse solution should be warm - about 40°C. Hot or cold can increase the pain in the throat.
- Children can start gargling when they turn 3 years old. At this age, children begin to understand what is required of them and perform the procedure correctly. Up to three years, rinsing is replaced by drinking plenty of fluids, which mechanically washes away some of the pathogenic microbes from the mucous membrane. Very young children can irrigate their tonsils using a syringe: to do this, the head is tilted forward and to the side so that the liquid from the mouth flows into a previously placed container.
At 3-4 years old, when the baby is just mastering the rinsing procedure, it is better to use folk remedies rather than pharmaceuticals, for example, sea salt or soda, and chamomile, calendula, and sage are suitable for decoctions. If the liquid is accidentally swallowed, it will not harm; on the contrary, it will also be beneficial for the mucous membranes of the digestive tract. At 5 years old, you can safely switch to medications from the pharmacy - Furacilin, Chlorophyllipt, Chlorhexidine, etc.
Children from 6 years of age usually gargle correctly themselves - tilt their head back as much as possible so that the medicinal solution gets to the tonsils. They also make loud vowel sounds, which allows the liquid to penetrate deeper into the throat and completely flush the tonsils.
Does rinsing help?
In the early stages of a cold, regularly gargling a sore throat may be the only treatment option without purchasing additional expensive medications. As soon as you feel that your throat hurts, first of all, prepare a solution that you will use to rinse your mouth at home during the day after eating.
If the progression of the disease cannot be stopped, then irrigation with folk remedies or medicines will become an integral part of complex therapy, which will lead to a faster recovery of the patient.
A red throat is one of the initial symptoms of the development of ARVI, so in this case it is worth choosing what to gargle with to eliminate hyperemia.
Rinsing is an effective method in the prevention of respiratory diseases and flu. Daily irrigation, even with mineral water, reduces the likelihood of being exposed to viral diseases, which sometimes enter the body through the nasopharynx. How to gargle with ARVI?
Homemade rinse solutions
Gargles for children are limited due to hypersensitivity to certain medications. Therefore, home methods of washing the tonsils are used. What is recommended to gargle for a child with a sore throat:
- The soda solution with salt earned good reviews from parents. Mix ½ tsp in a glass of warm water. table salt and baking soda. It is allowed to wash every 2 hours. The procedure is especially recommended for purulent plaque on the tonsils.
- Rinsing with baking soda is safe for a child. The solution is prepared at the rate of 1 tsp. powder per glass of boiled water.
- Lemon juice is a natural antiseptic. The solution is prepared at the rate of 1 tbsp. l. squeezed juice per 3 tbsp. l. boiled water.
- Freshly squeezed beet juice relieves a sore throat.
What else can you rinse your children's mouths with a sore throat is natural sea water. It contains minerals, iodine and salt, which have healing properties.
Why gargle For what diseases
and therefore does not always cope with the cause of the inflammatory process, suppuration, pain and swelling of the mucous membrane.
Doctors recommend gargling a sore throat to achieve several goals:
- relief of symptoms (pain, congestion, hoarseness, tickling and cough);
- suppression of pathogenic microflora;
- tissue restoration.
The need for the procedure appears in case of inflammatory and purulent processes on the surface of the tonsils and laryngeal mucosa. This happens with infectious and colds.
Rinsing the throat with special medications is indicated for fungal, bacterial and viral infections. Sometimes they are prescribed for mechanical injuries of the respiratory tract to prevent the development of infection.
How do the solutions work? What do they help with?
Most preparations for washing the tonsils have a complex effect:
- moisturize the inflamed mucous membrane and soothe it;
- reduce pain and soreness in the throat;
- inhibit or destroy bacteria and viruses;
- stop the inflammatory process;
- restore tissues’ ability to regenerate and naturally resist infections.
Another useful property of this treatment is that the procedure mechanically cleanses the mucous membrane of purulent plaque and secretions (sputum), cheesy plugs on the tonsils, and dries out pustules, if any. Thanks to this, recovery occurs faster.
Medicines do not enter the digestive tract or bloodstream, so their use is permitted for special categories of patients, for example, pregnant women or children.
How to rinse
Medicinal plants are traditionally used to wash the mouth and throat. You just need to remember that some babies are sensitive to them. But most children tolerate rinsing infusions well.
Herbs have an anti-inflammatory effect in viral and bacterial sore throat. Reduce pain, relieve swelling of the tonsils.
Recipes for rinsing consist of medicinal herbs - sage, eucalyptus, calendula, chamomile. Infusions from any plant are prepared in the same way.
Pour 1 tbsp into the container. l. dry herbs, pour a glass of water at room temperature and place in a water bath under a tightly closed lid. Under this condition, essential oils are extracted into the solution, which have a therapeutic effect.
After 15 minutes, remove from heat, but leave to steep for another 10 minutes. It is recommended to rinse with this solution at least 6 times throughout the day.
Treatment
Treatment of angina in children is complex and includes:
- Taking antibacterial drugs (for purulent formations): Flemoxin Solutab, Amoxiclav, Cefatoxime, Ceftriaxone, Augmentin, Suprax.
The frequency and duration of taking antibiotics is determined by a pediatrician based on the test results and the type of disease.
In complicated cases, it is recommended to give the child antibiotics in the form of a suspension or solution.
- Gargling with antiseptic drugs:
- pharmaceutical solutions (Rotokan, Lugol, Miramistin, Hexicon, etc.).
- decoctions of medicinal plants (chamomile, sage, oak bark, calendula).
What and how much to gargle for a child with a sore throat is determined by the attending physician, taking into account the type of illness, degree of complexity and associated factors.
For small children (2-4 years old) who are unable to gargle, the use of aerosols is recommended: Orasept, Ingalipt, Tantum Verde, Hexoral. You can offer your baby lozenges (or lozenges): Septolete, Lizobakt, Faringosept, Doctor MOM, Strepsils, Grammidin, Carmolis.
- Antipyretic drugs. To reduce elevated body temperature, Nurofen, Ibufen, Ibuprofen, Viburkol suppositories, Tsefekon D, Viferon are successfully used.
Antipyretics are used when body temperature rises above 37.5°C. For young children, the use of rectal suppositories is recommended. Their main advantages: rapid reduction of body temperature above 38.5°C, prevention of limb cramps.
- Taking probiotics, lacto- and bifidobacteria to restore intestinal microflora: Linex, Subalin, Lactiale, Bifiform, Enterol, Hilak.
- Taking antihistamines (decongestants) to help reduce swelling and inflammation, and relieve symptoms of an allergic reaction. For children 3-9 years old, Suprastin, Erius, Diazolin, Fenistil, Cetrin, Telfast are recommended.
- Taking multivitamin preparations to improve immunity: Immuno-Kids, Vitamishki, Multitabs, Pikovit, Alphabet, Suprastin, Immudon, etc.
- Bed rest.
- Dietary gentle nutrition, which implies:
- eating soft, warm, pureed food (porridge, pureed soups, vegetable purees). To prepare soups, it is advisable to use lean meat (chicken, turkey, rabbit);
- plenty of warm drinks: mineral still water, jelly, vegetable broth, tea with raspberries, honey, herbal teas (with chamomile, calendula, mint, sage). Drinking plenty of fluids thins the blood, prevents an increase in body temperature, increases sweating and speeds up recovery;
- refusal to eat fresh white bread, rich bakery products, chocolate, sweets, refined white sugar.
Complex therapy for angina in a child is prescribed only by a pediatrician. Self-medication is strictly prohibited.
Rinse products for children from 3 years old
When rinsing the mouth, it is very important to take into account the age of the baby. At 2.5 - 3 years old, children often still cannot rinse their throats well, so it is necessary to use the safest means, and also teach the child to carry out this procedure in a playful way.
Not all rinses can be used by children aged 3 years. To eliminate bacteria, you need to take half a glass of dried blueberries, add two glasses of water and boil for half an hour. Then you need to let the product brew well and cool. You need to gargle every two hours.
Eucalyptus tincture, which must be dissolved in water, just a couple of drops, also helps to cope with pathogenic microorganisms.
Gargling with a sore throat in a child can bring very good results; the most important thing is to approach this issue competently and carry out this procedure in combination with other means.
Recipes for solutions with video for gargling
Choosing a means for gargling a child's throat.
How to gargle correctly, what solutions are most effective for this, can they be prepared at home or should they be bought at a pharmacy? Dr. Komarovsky will answer all these questions in the video below.
Next, we’ll look at what you can use to gargle with a sore throat, the most effective ready-made pharmaceutical preparations, as well as traditional medicine recipes that you can prepare at home yourself.
Pharmacy products
- The simplest and cheapest remedy is furatsilin tablets, which are an excellent antiseptic. Preparing a rinse solution with tablets is very simple. For 150 ml of hot water you will need 2 tablets. They must first be crushed, then pour boiling water over them and stir until they are completely dissolved. Then wait until the solution cools to the desired temperature, or simply dilute it with cool water.
- Miramistin is a more expensive drug than furatsilin, but also more effective. It is sold ready-made and comes with a special nozzle that can be used to irrigate the throat. Miramistin is useful to have in your first aid kit at home, as it can be used not only for rinsing, it can also be used to treat wounds, cuts, and burns.
- Chlorhexidine is a cheaper analogue of Miramistin, however, before treating the throat of children with this drug, it must be diluted slightly. The plus of this drug is its price, the minus is its bitter taste (Miramistin has no taste).
- Alcohol tincture of propolis is a good anti-inflammatory drug, has an antiseptic effect, and helps eliminate purulent formations on the tonsils. However, it should not be used by people who are allergic to honey.
- Stomatidin can be used for sore throat, pharyngitis, other infectious diseases of the throat, as well as dental diseases. Stomatidin is often prescribed in cases where a sore throat has caused complications in the form of aphthous stomatitis.
- You can also treat a sore throat with hydrogen peroxide. This remedy can be used only in the first 2-3 days of the disease. Then it should be replaced with a “softer” drug.
- Iodinol is another pharmaceutical drug that has proven itself in the fight against sore throat. A glass of warm water will require a few drops of the drug. This remedy should be used only as prescribed by a doctor, as it has side effects such as allergic reactions, sleep disturbances, and in some cases may contribute to feelings of anxiety.
In the video is Vanya, he is 3.5 years old. He gargles with Furacilin solution
Pay attention to what mom uses to make the rinsing process easier.
Little Nastenka shows how she learned to gargle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkM_RKWytFg
When children watch others gargle, it is easier for them to do it themselves. In this video, Lisa performs the rinsing procedure
Traditional methods
- Baking soda, salt, and iodine together form an excellent rinse. To prepare the solution you will need 0.5 teaspoon each of salt and soda, 2-3 drops of iodine and 200 ml of warm water.
- Beetroot juice. To prepare it, you need to grind the beets in a blender, squeeze the juice out of the resulting pulp, add 0.5 teaspoon of vinegar to it, and let it brew for an hour. Gargle with the resulting solution several times a day.
- Lemon solution, which is prepared as follows: for 100 ml of lemon juice you will need 200 ml of warm water. A contraindication to the use of this product is an allergy to citrus fruits.
- Herbal tinctures (calendula, chamomile, eucalyptus). There is no need to collect herbs in the field and dry them; they are sold at the pharmacy in convenient filter bags and are available without a doctor’s prescription. They need to be brewed like regular tea and gargled with the resulting solution.
How to prepare a beet-based gargle solution can be seen in the following video
No one is immune from sore throat. Watch the recipe for herbal infusion (chamomile and calendula) in the next video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i85-r3jHodM?t=18s
Herbs for rinsing
Medicines for the treatment of sore throat and pharyngitis were not always available. From time immemorial, people were treated with ordinary folk methods, including rinsing with herbal decoctions and infusions. Moreover, local use rarely causes allergies than oral administration of pharmaceutical products. There is a list of herbs that have an anti-inflammatory effect on the throat mucosa.
Chamomile
The flowers of this plant are a known natural antiseptic and antimicrobial agent. Chamomile is widely used in children, as it causes the least allergies. Its extract is used in the form of additives in children's cosmetic products and nutrition; the plant can be used in the form of lotions, rinses, and for oral administration.
You can get an infusion and decoction from the flowers: either simply infuse it or boil it. Both options are approved for use both for oral administration and for local exposure.
Method of preparing and using the infusion: one teaspoon of chamomile flowers is placed in a glass container (or better yet, a thermos) and poured with a glass of boiling water, infused for half an hour and filtered.
The decoction is prepared as follows: also 1 teaspoon of chamomile is placed in an enamel pan, poured with cool water, when bubbles appear on the surface, boil for 3-5 minutes. Then the healing decoction is infused for 10 minutes and filtered.
Both options are cooled to 38 degrees, and only then can they be used for their intended purpose. If you plan to gargle with chamomile throughout the day, you can prepare the remedy in advance: add 5 teaspoons of flowers per liter of water and boil. It is better to store the broth in a thermos during the day.
It is acceptable to use filter bags sold in pharmacies. To obtain a healing infusion, take 1 packet per glass of boiling water.
Sage
This herb has proven itself to be a disinfectant and relieve inflammation. Mainly sage leaves and flowers are used. The remedy can be prepared either in the form of an infusion or in the form of a decoction. In both cases, the dosage will be the same as for chamomile - a teaspoon of dry herb per glass of boiling water.
During the day, you can alternate both types of medicinal plants, chamomile and sage, or brew them together.
When rinsing, pay attention to the child’s reaction - some people like one or the other plant.
Calendula decoction
Another excellent antiseptic for the larynx is calendula petals (popularly known as marigold). In addition to its disinfectant effect, calendula accelerates wound healing and relieves inflammation.
Therapeutic procedures for the throat are carried out with decoctions or infusions prepared according to previous recipes, similar to chamomile and sage. Also, for older children over 7 years old, you can use an alcohol tincture sold in a pharmacy. In this case, you need to stir a teaspoon of the drug in one glass of warm water.
Bay leaf
Speaking about what you can use to gargle a child with a sore throat, it is worth mentioning bay leaf, which is used not only as a spice in cooking. Bay leaves perfectly destroy microbes and relieve inflammation at the local level.
To prepare a medicinal mixture based on bay leaves, you need to place 10-15 leaves in a small saucepan, pour a glass of boiling water and keep on fire for 2-3 minutes, then place in a thermos and leave for a couple of hours. Before the procedure, the product must be cooled to body temperature. The decoction can also be alternated with other herbs.
Of course, the most hypoallergenic plant of all is chamomile, which is allowed to be used even on infants. Sage and calendula have a more pronounced anti-inflammatory effect. In terms of effectiveness, they are preceded by thyme and string. But these are not all herbs from which you can prepare healing infusions and decoctions. Here is the list:
- marshmallow root;
- yarrow herb;
- series;
- St. John's wort herb;
- eucalyptus leaves;
- pine needles and buds;
- clover flowers;
- fennel seeds, etc.
Inhalations for children with sore throat
Inhalations have worked well in the treatment of inflammatory processes in the throat. Using such procedures, it is possible to ensure the introduction of medicinal solutions directly into the respiratory tract. Today you can purchase a special children's nebulizer (or a children's attachment for a regular nebulizer).
Children's inhalations
For angina, the following infusion for inhalation is recommended: you need to mix sage (4 tablespoons), eucalyptus (3 tablespoons), pine (3 tablespoons), elecampane (4 tablespoons), chamomile (2 tablespoons) , peppermint (2 tbsp. spoons) and thyme (2 tbsp. spoons). Stir the mixture and pour 2 tbsp. spoons with three glasses of boiling water. After the solution has infused, it needs to be heated and inhaled.
Inhalations are carried out after meals. You can eat food 1.5-2 hours after this procedure.
Effective treatment of sore throat using folk methods
An infectious disease with inflammation of the tonsils is called tonsillitis. Infection often occurs through the usual airborne route. The first signs of a sore throat are a headache, an increase in body temperature to 39 degrees, weakness of the body, noticeable redness of the larynx, pain and difficulty swallowing, as well as chills.
According to its symptoms, angina is divided into several types: follicular, lacunar, purulent, fungal. Each type requires a separate treatment method. Although, if the diagnosis is made in a timely manner, treating a sore throat at home is quite feasible.
Various folk methods and remedies are very effective, since they not only directly treat the symptoms of sore throat, but also perfectly strengthen the body and disinfect it as a whole.
First of all, when treating a sore throat at home, strict bed rest and complete rest and isolation are necessary, because by walking around the house, the patient will spread the infection to his loved ones.
The next important point in the treatment of sore throat is the drinking regime. The patient needs to drink the maximum amount of liquid per day. As a result of the disease, body temperature increases significantly, moisture intensively evaporates from the surface of the skin, which is a dangerous signal for dehydration. Therefore, it is necessary to supply the body's resources with fluid. Hot tea with lemon, water, all kinds of fruit juices, fresh fruit drinks and compotes are very useful.
Traditional medicine contains a treasure trove of methods and means for treating various diseases. And sore throat is no exception here. There are many recipes for its treatment “for every taste” - from compresses and teas to rinses and inhalations. Everyone will be able to determine the most suitable method for themselves.
When the first signs of angina are detected, it is necessary to immediately begin treatment. However, do not forget: if the signs of the disease do not go away within 3 days during treatment at home, you should definitely contact a specialist in a medical facility.
Honey for sore throat
Bee honey is a unique natural product. It has excellent anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, analgesic and expectorant effects. That is why honey is considered an indispensable and important addition to the traditional drug treatment of sore throat. All types of honey are beneficial, but sweet clover, sage, linden, acacia and clover honey are especially healing.
The use of honey for sore throat allows you to quickly cope with the disease, since the components it contains activate blood flow through the capillaries, accelerating metabolism and the removal of toxic products. If you eat a little bee honey every day, it coats the sore throat, slowing down the growth of pathogenic microorganisms, and softens the mucous membrane, relieving irritation. You can add a few tablespoons of honey to warm tea and prepare various medicinal drinks and gargling solutions from this product.
In a bowl in a water bath, melt a piece of butter (about 20 g) and about the same amount of honey, add a pinch of baking soda, stir without stopping until foam appears. The product must be stored in the refrigerator. You need to consume the resulting mixture several times a day (only when warm!).
Dissolve 5 g of dark honey in 1 spoon of aloe leaf juice. Take a small spoon 3 times a day shortly before meals.
In one glass of boiled water, cooled to 35–40? C, dissolve 1 spoon of any honey and add a teaspoon of 6% apple cider vinegar. This solution is suitable for frequent gargling. In addition, you can drink 2-3 sips after each meal.
For gargling, prepare a 30% honey solution. Honey should be dissolved not in hot, but in warm boiled water (no more than 45? C). Take 3 large spoons of honey per glass of water. Gargle with the resulting solution 4-5 times a day.
Milk with honey is exactly this recipe for treating a sore throat, familiar to everyone since childhood. This very effective folk remedy is used for sore throats, colds, dry and wet coughs, as a vitamin and soothing drink. The best effect can be achieved if honey is dissolved in warm or even slightly hot milk. To enhance the softening effect of this drink, you can add a little butter.
It should be remembered that honey should be used with caution for people prone to allergies. The restriction on the use of bee honey is also limited to children under one year of age.
Beetroot for sore throat
Beetroot, without which you cannot cook borscht, turns out to be very effective against sore throat. Due to the rich content of vitamins, microelements and important organic acids, rinsing with beet juice or decoction allows, in combination with drug therapy, to eliminate the unpleasant symptoms of sore throat in 2-3 days: swelling of the throat mucosa, inflammation of the tonsils and pain, and also to avoid complications of this disease.
Beetroot juice is very easy to prepare. To do this, you need to peel one root vegetable, wash it, chop it with a blender or grater and squeeze out the juice. You can use a mechanical or electric juicer. To 200 ml of freshly squeezed beet juice, add 1 spoon (about 20–25 ml) of 6% table vinegar diluted with cooled boiled water (take the same amount of vinegar for one part of water). Heat the resulting solution a little in a water bath or in a microwave oven, stir and gargle the sore throat at least 5-7 times daily. Beetroot juice is effective on its own or in combination with onion, carrot or cranberry juice.
Beetroot with vinegar is a very effective antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and analgesic. When rinsing, this solution does not irritate the throat mucosa, since this vegetable contains many carbohydrates: fructose, sucrose, glucose. Swallowing beet juice with vinegar when rinsing is not at all dangerous, and even beneficial. After all, with regular consumption of fresh beet juice (and raw beets), insomnia goes away, memory improves, the nervous system is restored, digestion processes improve, and the level of hemoglobin in the blood rises.
You can prepare a decoction for rinsing from beets. Take 2 medium-sized beets, wash, peel and boil until tender. Add propolis tincture (about 5 ml) or honey with lemon juice to the resulting cooled broth and gargle the sore throat as often as possible, every 2-3 hours.
Compresses
Moist compresses for warming the chest and neck are very effective in treating sore throat. They help stop the development of the inflammatory process, reduce sore throat and increase blood circulation. An important condition for using compresses is normal body temperature (36.6?). At a late stage of disease progression, when ulcers appear on the tonsils, warm compresses cannot be used.
Children can apply compresses 1-2 times a day, and it is better to do this before bed. At the same time, it is desirable that your feet are also warm. Adults can apply warm compresses to a sore throat for 3-4 hours, taking two-hour breaks in between.
The compress can be applied to the throat, excluding the thyroid gland area. A cloth soaked in a specially prepared solution is applied to the skin. Then it is covered with plastic film. For insulation, everything is covered with a layer of flannel, and then tied with a warm scarf. There are many recipes for medicinal and warming compresses that can be used to treat sore throat.
- An alcohol compress is easy to prepare. To do this, you need to take 70% medical alcohol and dilute it with cold boiled water in a 1:1 ratio. To achieve a greater effect, take not simple alcohol, but an alcohol tincture with herbs. You can drop a few drops of some essential oil there, for example, eucalyptus or lavender. This compress should be used with caution by those with sensitive skin to avoid getting burned.
A compress from boiled potatoes is prepared as follows: wash the potatoes and boil them with their skins on, then knead them, add a few drops of an alcohol solution of iodine and a spoonful of any vegetable oil. The resulting mass is placed in a gauze bag. When the temperature of the potato becomes tolerable for the skin, it is applied to the throat and wrapped around the neck. This compress can be left on even overnight.
A compress of raw potatoes with vinegar is prepared as follows: you need to grate 2-3 medium-sized tubers on a fine grater, add 1 tablespoon of 6% vinegar, place it in a thick fabric bag and apply it to your throat. This remedy perfectly relieves inflammation.
Cabbage leaf with honey also warms well and stops the inflammatory process. In order for the cabbage leaf to become a little softer, you need to pour boiling water over it and leave for a couple of minutes. After this, the warm sheet should be blotted with water, greased with honey and applied to the neck with this side. Cover the top with film and tie it with a scarf.
Propolis for sore throat
Propolis is considered a useful and effective remedy for sore throat. To treat any stage of sore throat, it is recommended to chew small, pea-sized pieces of propolis after eating. It must be of very high quality. Such propolis can be distinguished by a slight feeling of numbness and burning in the mouth.
For gargling, you can prepare a solution of propolis tincture. To do this, you need to take 100 ml of medical alcohol diluted to 40% concentration and a little (no more than 10 g) propolis, place it in an opaque container in a dark place for a week. Every day you need to shake the tincture several times so that the propolis dissolves better. Today it is not necessary to prepare the tincture yourself; you can buy it ready-made at the pharmacy.
Next, you need to take 10 ml of the resulting tincture and add 100 ml of warm (35? C) boiled water or any herbal decoction. It is recommended to gargle with this solution 3 to 5 times a day (more often if necessary). Propolis infusion can be taken orally for a sore throat, diluting it with warm milk or tea.
An alternative to alcohol tincture is propolis oil for those for whom alcohol in any quantity is contraindicated. Melt 10 g of butter in a water bath and mix it with the same amount of propolis. It is recommended to take 5 ml of this mixture 20–30 minutes before meals.
Iodine and Lugol's solution for sore throat
Lugol's solution and iodine are effective remedies for the treatment of sore throat, but they can only be used by those who have no contraindications for their use. The fact is that iodine can cause an allergic reaction, Quincke's edema, urticaria and other side effects.
A solution for rinsing with iodine is prepared as follows: dissolve 1 teaspoon of table salt in 200 ml of water and add 3-4 potassium iodine. You need to gargle with this remedy every 2 hours in the first days of the disease. The same can be prepared with potassium permanganate instead of salt. When dissolving potassium permanganate, be very careful not to exceed the concentration. The solution should turn out slightly pink.
In addition to alcohol tincture of iodine, you can buy iodinol or “blue iodine” at the pharmacy. It can be used to lubricate a sore throat and inflamed tonsils. It has a mild antiseptic, antimicrobial and healing effect.
Lugol's solution is prepared on a water basis and with the addition of glycerin to soften it. It is available in the form of a spray and as a regular solution for treating the throat mucosa. Its active ingredient is molecular iodine, so the contraindications for use are the same as for iodine in alcohol.
Soda
Soda solution is the simplest and safest gargle for sore throat. Anyone can cook it at home, even a child. In 1 glass of warm boiled water, you need to dissolve 1 small spoon of baking soda and gargle with this solution several times a day, repeating the procedure every 2-3 hours.
This remedy helps to cope with sore throat if used at the beginning of the disease and often. A slightly alkaline solution of soda has a calming effect, partially relieves sore throat and washes away accumulated mucus containing pathogens.
Inhalations
If, with angina, the body temperature remains within normal limits, then inhalation can be used in combination with the main treatment. They can be carried out at home in a simple way, as our mothers and grandmothers did, or using a special device: an inhaler or nebulizer.
For inhalation, medications are chosen (chlorhexidine, chlorophyllipt, soda), essential oils and herbal decoctions (chamomile, calendula, oregano, eucalyptus), which have an analgesic and anti-inflammatory effect.
Boiled potatoes with soda and iodine will also have an antimicrobial effect. But when performing inhalations under a towel over a hot and steaming pan or in front of the spout of a kettle with a hot broth, you need to be careful.
The course of inhalations can be agreed upon with your doctor. It usually lasts from 5 days to one week, 1-2 inhalations per day. Contraindications to such procedures are oncological diseases of the respiratory system, high blood pressure, a tendency to frequent bleeding of the throat mucosa, and elevated body temperature.
Ginger and lemon
Ginger tea helps to quickly relieve pain and other manifestations of sore throat. You need to prepare a ginger drink from fresh ginger root. Grate or grind a piece of ginger root using a blender. You should get about 2 teaspoons of gruel, add 250 ml of water and leave to simmer over low heat for about 20 minutes. The resulting decoction can be drunk or used for inhalation. When the tea has cooled, be sure to add 1 spoon of honey and a little lemon juice.
Lemon. Using lemon you can not only relieve a sore throat, but also lower your body temperature. If you feel slightly unwell and realize that you have a sore throat, then take 1 medium-sized lemon (120 g), wash it or pour boiling water over it, cut into slices and eat the whole thing with the peel, without seasoning with sugar. Lemon slices and lemon juice can be added to herbal tea, as well as solutions for rinsing and inhalation.
Garlic
There are a huge number of recipes and methods of using garlic for sore throat in folk medicine.
Peel one small head of garlic and grind the cloves into a homogeneous mass. Add 2 tablespoons of apple or wine vinegar, stir, cover the container and leave in the refrigerator for 10 hours. Then add 2 tablespoons of honey to the resulting mixture. Take a small spoon several times a day. Try not to swallow the prepared medicine immediately, but keep it in your mouth for as long as possible.
Peel and chop 2 heads of garlic, add 3 tablespoons of honey and prepared dried elderberry flowers, crushed into powder. Pour the resulting mixture with hot boiled water (500–600 ml), wrap it in a towel and leave for 2 hours. After this, strain and take a decoction of 50 ml (1/4 cup) every hour.
Add a couple of cloves of chopped garlic to freshly squeezed carrot juice. You need to drink half an hour before meals twice a day.
To make garlic water, peel a small head of garlic and chop it. Pour 200 ml of warm boiled water over the pulp and leave the mixture for 30 minutes to infuse a little. Take 1 large spoon of garlic water every hour for several days. The sore throat quickly recedes.
Peel three cloves of garlic, chop, place the garlic pulp in a cup and fill it with 1 glass of hot, just boiled milk. Leave to brew and cool, and then drink slowly, in small sips.
If you take fresh garlic juice (a small spoon) several times a day, then any infectious and viral disease can be cured much faster.
You can keep a peeled garlic clove in your mouth, biting it periodically.
Hydrogen peroxide
Hydrogen peroxide, or more precisely, its solution, is used to treat many diseases: stomatitis, tonsillitis, all types of sore throat, pharyngitis. To prepare the solution, you need to dissolve 1 tablespoon of 3% pharmaceutical hydrogen peroxide in one glass of water. You should gargle with this solution 3-4 times a day. It is important to remember that even a 3% peroxide solution can severely burn the mucous membrane in the mouth, so you cannot increase the dosage or change the recommended ratio of peroxide and water yourself.
You can also dilute a pharmaceutical solution of peroxide with water in a 1:1 ratio and treat the tonsils with this solution.
Hydroperite has very strong oxidizing abilities and therefore quickly deals with pathogenic microorganisms that have settled on the mucous membrane. Aloe
Aloe is very often used in folk medicine to treat various diseases. For tonsillitis, it is recommended to use aloe leaf juice to treat tonsils. To treat lingering and chronic inflammatory diseases of the respiratory system, it is useful to cut a small piece of leaf from the plant every day before going to bed and place it on your cheek overnight. You can also prepare complex tinctures that include aloe for gargling and oral administration.
Take a few aloe leaves, wash and chop them, place them in a 0.5 liter container, add half a glass of sugar and, covered with a napkin, leave for 3 days in a dark place. After 3 days, pour 250 ml of vodka into the container. After 3 days, squeeze the resulting tincture through gauze and take a teaspoon three times a day before meals.
Pick 3 aloe leaves, wrap them in paper and place them in the refrigerator for several days. Then pass the prepared ripe leaves through a meat grinder or chop with a blender, add 500 ml of water, and bring the mixture to a boil over low heat. When the broth has cooled, strain it through cheesecloth and gargle with it every 3 hours.
A mixture of aloe juice, honey and regular vodka in a ratio of 1:2:3 is good for compresses and relieves inflammation.
Mix aloe juice (1 tablespoon) with 20 ml of water, 1 teaspoon of soda and 2 drops of iodine and gargle for a sore throat. You can mix aloe juice not with water, but with herbal decoctions. St. John's wort, chamomile, calendula, sage, plantain leaves, etc. are great for this.
An anti-inflammatory and vitamin remedy that helps with sore throat is a decoction of rosehip with aloe juice. You can drink 50 ml before each meal.
How to get rid of a sore throat at home?
Recipe No. 1. Take 1 part chamomile, 2 parts linden flowers, brew the resulting mixture with 1 tbsp. boiling water. Let stand for 20 minutes and then strain thoroughly. You need to rinse your larynx with this infusion 5-6 times a day.
Recipe No. 2. 5 tablespoons of horsetail must be infused in 400 ml of boiling water for 15 minutes. After which it is recommended to strain the resulting product, and then you can gargle.
Recipe No. 3. To quickly get rid of a sore throat, 2 tbsp is recommended. Infuse raspberry leaves in 1 cup of boiling water for about 10 minutes. This amazing infusion is incredibly effective for gargling with a sore throat.
Recipe No. 4. For this healing infusion, use 1 glass of grated red beets, 1 tablespoon of vinegar 6%. Mix everything well, leave and squeeze. To rinse, take 1-2 tablespoons of infusion.
Recipe No. 5. Infuse 3 tsp in half a liter of water. onion skins, boil, leave and then strain. The decoction perfectly relieves redness and sore throat.
Recipe No. 6. Infuse 100 grams of peeled and chopped garlic in half a glass of warm boiled water for 6 hours. This product is recommended to be used daily as a warm gargle.
Recipe No. 7. Plantain juice or decoction is very useful. To prepare the decoction, take 4 fresh or dry plantain leaves, add 200 ml of hot water, and then leave for 30 minutes. Use to gargle every 60 minutes, you can add a little honey to taste.
Recipe No. 8. For inhalation, a special mixture is used. You should take 3 tbsp. l. a mixture consisting of equal parts of sage leaves, peppermint, thyme herb, eucalyptus leaves, chamomile, pine buds, elecampane roots. Brew it in 500 ml of water, preferably directly in the kettle. It is better to breathe such steam through a simple paper funnel placed on the spout of the kettle.
Recipe No. 9. The main indispensable remedy for the treatment of sore throat is honey. It is indeed considered a panacea for numerous diseases. For sore throat, it is recommended to mix 3 tablespoons of honey with 1 tablespoon of aloe juice. The resulting mass is used to lubricate inflamed tonsils (1 time/day for 14 days).
Recipe No. 10. Propolis is also a very effective means of combating sore throat. It is used for inhalation. To do this, dissolve 10-15 grams of propolis in 1 liter of water, heat it in a water bath and inhale it in the morning and evening for 15-20 minutes.
To combat inflammation, use a compress of cabbage leaves. Place leaves around the patient's throat, with a warm cloth on top. Leaves must be changed every two hours. Citric acid and lemon essential oils have a good effect on the mucous membrane of the throat. It is recommended to gradually chew half a lemon with the peel. Repeat after three hours. Common remedies for the treatment of sore throat are also inexpensive Lugol's solution or chlorophyllipt, which are used to lubricate reddened tonsils.
It should be remembered that a patient with a sore throat should not be forced to take drugs that he does not tolerate well. Don't buy medications for treatment just because they helped someone else. Each case requires its own approach.
The effectiveness of gargling
Gargling can be classified as a method of official medicine, despite the fact that this procedure often uses compounds included in traditional therapy.
But they cannot be used as the basis of a course of treatment: they only help eliminate symptoms, but will not directly cope with the causative agents of sore throat.
Regardless of whether traditional medicine is used or medications prescribed by a doctor, solutions cannot penetrate deeply into the affected tissue, and this is precisely what is necessary to eliminate infectious foci.
Such procedures can only be used as an addition to complex drug treatment, in which physiotherapeutic procedures and weak antibiotics can be prescribed.
Important! Rinsing can speed up the healing process, provided that this is an additional measure, but as a primary remedy, such procedures have almost zero effectiveness.
Gargling for a child from 4 years old
nofollIf a 4-year-old child suffers from a sore throat, then it is necessary to use complex treatment to eliminate the symptoms of this disease and prevent the occurrence of complications. Rinsing is considered a very good remedy, which is prescribed for children starting from two years of age during treatment.
You can use decoctions of medicinal herbs diluted with water to obtain the required concentration. In addition, lemon juice, 2 tsp, is considered a good remedy. which must be diluted in a glass of warm water. It helps to quickly eliminate existing pain and relieve inflammation of the tonsils.
You can add 1 tsp to a glass of beet juice. lemon juice. It is necessary to rinse the mouth 3-4 times a day.
What solutions are used for rinsing
Gargling can only be done on a small child from the age of 3, and he or she must always be present during the procedure. There are many different gargling solutions available. Let's look at the most common ones.
Soda solution
It is antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, and does not have a strong odor or taste. Does not cause allergies. For one teaspoon of baking soda you will need 250 ml of warm water. When rinsing, you should not use hot water, as this solution can cause burns to the laryngeal mucosa and swelling, which can lead to complications. You can rinse your throat with soda every two hours during treatment.
Chamomile decoction
Chamomile flowers can always be purchased at the pharmacy. The decoction is used not only for rinsing, but also for douching. The healing properties of this decoction are that it is a powerful antiseptic. A chamomile filter bag is brewed in a glass of boiling water and infused for 5 minutes, then cooled and used for rinsing 5 times a day.
Chamomile decoction has an antiseptic and analgesic effect, effectively removes swelling of the mucous membranes of the throat and relieves pain.
Sage solution
Sage has a strong bactericidal and anti-inflammatory effect. It contains tannins, organic and fatty acids. This plant also contains a high concentration of essential oils.
It is a universal remedy for the treatment of diseases of the pharynx. For tracheitis and laryngitis, sage has a mucolytic and expectorant effect. Sage is used both in the form of flowers and in the form of leaves; for 1 teaspoon of dry matter there is 250 ml of boiling water.
Calendula solution
The therapeutic properties of calendula are due to its composition. Salicylates have anti-inflammatory and antiseptic effects, and the bactericidal effect is provided by flavonoids. The content of essential oils has a beneficial effect on the circulatory system and gives a calming effect
Vitamins of groups A and E have an antioxidant effect, and vitamins of group B have a healing effect. To gargle, calendula is brewed in boiling water with 1 teaspoon of 250 ml of boiling water, and can also be in an alcohol tincture. Calendula solution quickly relieves pain in the throat and relieves inflammation.
Rotokan
Rotokan is a medicine based on herbal ingredients. It contains: calendula extract, yarrow herb and chamomile flowers. The product has anti-inflammatory, analgesic and hemostatic effects. The solution is alcohol-based, dark brown in color with a tart herbal odor.
For one rinsing procedure you will need half a teaspoon of solution diluted in warm water.
Chlorophyllipt
The product is based on a plant component - chlorophyll from eucalyptus leaves, and is produced in alcohol or oil. Effective against coccal microflora. Children need to gargle with a diluted solution in a ratio of 1:40, that is, 200 ml of warm water per 5 ml of water. The oil solution is used to lubricate the mucous membranes of the throat. Chlorophyllipt can cause allergic reactions and is therefore not recommended for children under 3 years of age.
Miramistin
An effective antiseptic, used against microorganisms, viruses and fungi, and also has a local immunostimulating effect. To rinse the mouth and throat, use a solution with a concentration of 0.01%. For children under 7 years of age, the solution is first diluted with water in a 1:1 ratio; for children over 7 years of age, it is used in its pure form.
Chlorhexidine
Chlorhexidine is a medication whose active ingredient is chlorhexidine bigluconate. It is a powerful antiseptic and has an antibacterial and analgesic effect.
Has different concentrations of solutions. When gargling, 0.05% is used. When gargling for children under 7 years of age, Chlorhexidine is diluted with water in a 1:1 ratio; over 7 years of age, use an undiluted solution.
Effective medicines that have a wide spectrum of action
Hydrogen peroxide
During therapy it is an antiseptic. Frees the mucous membranes of the throat from pathogenic bacteria, viruses and fungi, as well as plaque. It is better to use hydrogen peroxide during the acute period, as it prevents wound healing, thereby prolonging the healing process. Does not cause allergies. To gargle for children and adults, use a 0.25% solution concentration, that is, a 3% solution is diluted with water in a ratio of 1:11.
Folk remedies
When rinsing the mouth, it is very important to take into account the age of the baby. At 2.5 - 3 years old, children often still cannot rinse their throats well, so it is necessary to use the safest means, and also teach the child to carry out this procedure in a playful way.
Not all rinses can be used by children aged 3 years. To eliminate bacteria, you need to take half a glass of dried blueberries, add two glasses of water and boil for half an hour. Then you need to let the product brew well and cool. You need to gargle every two hours.
Eucalyptus tincture, which must be dissolved in water, just a couple of drops, also helps to cope with pathogenic microorganisms.
Gargling with a sore throat in a child can bring very good results; the most important thing is to approach this issue competently and carry out this procedure in combination with other means.
How to gargle a child’s throat depends on age, severity of sore throat and individual tolerance to drugs. The main treatment for acute tonsillitis is the use of medications prescribed by a doctor.
Pharmacy drugs
The following drugs from the pharmacy are good for rinsing:
- Furacilin is an antiseptic that is used for purulent sore throat. 1 tablet of 0.02 g is dissolved in 100 ml of hot water, a 0.02% solution is obtained. Pharmacies also sell a ready-made solution of the drug. If swallowed, it does not cause harm to the body.
- Chlorophyllipt is a herbal antibacterial drug, which is a tincture of eucalyptus leaves in alcohol. Effective for sore throat caused by staphylococci. It is diluted with water in a ratio of 1:40, for example, 5 ml per 200 ml of liquid. Not recommended for children under 3 years of age.
- Chlorhexidine is a universal antiseptic. For rinsing, take a ready-made 0.05% solution. Children under 7 years of age are diluted with water in a 1:1 ratio, children over 7 years of age are used undiluted.
- Hexoral is a reddish solution with a mint odor, effective for acute tonsillitis of bacterial origin. Prescribed for children over 3 years old.
- Yox is an antiseptic solution based on iodine. For rinsing, dilute with water in a ratio of 1:40 (0.5 teaspoon per 100 ml of liquid).
- Tantum Verde is a universal remedy with mint flavor that relieves sore throats. A measuring cup is included with the medicine; for one rinse, the child is diluted with 10 ml of the medicine with the same amount of water. You need to take enough product so that you can gargle several times in one procedure.
- Miramistin is a powerful universal antibacterial agent, available in the form of a colorless 0.01% solution. For children over seven years of age, the drug is not diluted; for children under seven years of age, it is mixed with water in a 1:1 ratio.
- Calendula tincture with alcohol is a ready-made antiseptic preparation. For rinsing, add 1 teaspoon to 200 ml of water.
Folk remedies
Folk remedies may turn out to be no worse than pharmacy ones. We offer several recipes:
- Sea salt solution - acts as an antiseptic. 1 teaspoon dissolves in 200 ml of hot water. Cool to room temperature before rinsing.
- Soda solution - relieves inflammation. 1 teaspoon of baking soda is dissolved in 200 ml of warm water.
- A solution of table salt, soda and iodine is recommended for children over 3 years old. For 200 ml of warm water, take 0.5 teaspoon of coarse salt, 1 teaspoon of soda, 3 drops of iodine.
- Chamomile decoction is an antiseptic. Chamomile in the amount of 1 teaspoon is poured into 250 ml of cold water and brought to a boil. Simmer over low heat for 5 minutes. Strain before rinsing.
- Calendula decoction is an antimicrobial agent that relieves inflammation of the throat mucosa. Bring 250 ml of water to a boil, add 1 teaspoon of dried plant, simmer over low heat for 5 minutes, strain.
- A decoction of sage flowers and leaves is an antiseptic. Add 1 teaspoon of crushed dried plant to 250 ml of cold water, bring to a boil, simmer over low heat for 5 minutes, strain.
Among folk remedies, soda solution and herbal infusions are most often and successfully used, including for young patients.
Gargling with baking soda does not cause any discomfort. The main thing is that when rinsing, the solution does not enter the stomach. The usual way to prepare a soda solution for rinsing is to thoroughly dissolve two teaspoons of soda in a mug of warm water. It is allowed to use only soda in the solution, but you can add salt to it.
Herbs are very often used to treat the throat. But for children, of course, it will be most pleasant to deal with chamomile. It tastes good, smells good, and has excellent anti-inflammatory, anti-edematous and bactericidal effects. Allergies to this plant are extremely rare. In general, one tablespoon of chamomile herb purchased at a pharmacy or collected independently is brewed with a glass of boiling water, covered and left for half an hour. Next, after straining the infusion and making sure that it has cooled sufficiently, you can begin the procedure.
Gargling with chamomile for children follows the general rules. Chamomile can be used independently, or it can be combined with other beneficial herbs: calendula, sage. You can add a little honey to the tincture for rinsing.
Another effective natural remedy is gargling with propolis tincture. This beekeeping product is an excellent protection against microbes. As a rule, pharmaceutical alcohol tincture of propolis is used for rinsing. If for an adult you take less than a teaspoon of this tincture for half a glass of water, then for a child, of course, the dosage must be reduced.
For very young children, not yet 6 years old, it is enough to dissolve two or three drops of tincture in 100 ml of warm water; for older children, the dose is increased to five drops. If we are talking about curing a sore throat in a teenager, then for such children the standard “adult” dosage is simply halved.
It is imperative to remember that propolis, like any other product associated with beekeeping, often causes allergies. Therefore, it must be used with caution; it is generally contraindicated for children under one year of age.
As for pharmaceutical antiseptics, Miramistin and Furacilin are considered harmless for children.
Gargling for children with Furacilin is a procedure that can be carried out without fear. It copes well with sore throats, having pronounced antibacterial properties. However, there is a possibility of drying out the mucous membrane if you use Furacilin solution too often, so it is important not to overdo it and not gargle with it more than 4 times a day, and it would be even better to alternate Furacilin with herbal tincture or saline solution.
Miramistin for children is both harmless and effective. This drug is generally widely used, including in otolaryngology. For one rinse, children under 6 years old need no more than 3-5 ml of the drug, and children under 14 need 5-7 ml. Adults and patients over 14 years of age are allowed to use the same dose of 10-15 ml.
Along with medicinal herbs, the common people used other equally effective remedies. They can also be alternated with herbal teas throughout the day.
Since ancient times, apple cider vinegar has been used to treat colds, namely sore throats. The citric and malic acids contained in the composition effectively destroy pathogenic microbes and promote faster recovery.
The recipe for preparing a medicinal solution based on vinegar looks like this: stir 3 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar in a glass of warm water, add half a teaspoon of sea salt (or regular table salt) and rinse.
Attention! It is not recommended to swallow this solution, especially for children.
One of the safe and hypoallergenic means for preparing rinse solutions is regular baking soda (sodium bicarbonate). This cheap and popular product can be used not only in cooking. Our grandmothers also knew about the disinfectant and anti-inflammatory properties of soda.
For therapeutic procedures, dissolve soda in hot water, but there is no need to boil it. A teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate is added to a glass of boiling water, allowed to cool to body temperature and rinsed three times a day.
A combination of soda solution with iodine has a more pronounced antimicrobial effect - for a therapeutic effect, just add 3 drops of pharmaceutical iodine to the prepared warm soda solution and stir.
Sea salt
For rinsing, it is recommended to use sea salt, not table salt. The minerals in the composition will help maintain the necessary microflora in the pharyngeal mucosa. You can buy sea salt at a pharmacy or special departments of hypermarkets.
To prepare a healing mixture, add 1 teaspoon of white powder to a glass of warm boiled water and stir.
One effective remedy is a combination of baking soda, sea salt and iodine. For the solution, take 1 teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate, half a spoon of salt and 2-3 drops of iodine.
Be careful: this combination is recommended to be used carefully in children prone to allergies. Also make sure that your baby does not swallow the medicinal liquid!
Medicines purchased at a pharmacy are no less effective than traditional ones. A combination of several remedies, pharmaceutical and folk, alternating throughout the day has a good therapeutic effect. The following medications are used to gargle for sore throat and pharyngitis.
Furacilin
Furacilin solution has a pronounced disinfectant effect, accelerates the restoration of the mucous membrane and reduces pain. Effective against not only bacteria, but also fungi.
Benefits of rinsing for sore throat
When you have a sore throat, your throat hurts and it becomes difficult to swallow. If you do not rush with treatment, a sore throat can become follicular and purulent. The cause of the disease is pathogenic bacteria. Only an antibiotic can eliminate them. Rinsing will be an excellent local technique, a good addition to other treatment procedures.
After a gargling session, the sore throat becomes less. Itching and soreness are also reduced. The throat becomes moisturized, and microcracks begin to heal in the mucous membrane. Rinsing washes away viruses and bacteria from the tonsils. Due to the drop in the concentration of microbes, the overall intoxication of the body is reduced. An extremely unfavorable environment is created for bacteria. The pathogens that cause tonsillitis stop reproducing.
Rinsing washes away plaque from the tonsils and softens purulent plugs. This procedure also eliminates the specific taste in the mouth and unpleasant odor. If you combine rinsing with anti-inflammatory drugs, recovery is much faster. Doctors rightly believe that gargling for a sore throat is very useful for both adult patients and children.
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Symptoms of a sore throat
During the occurrence of acute tonsillitis or the progression of the disease into a chronic form, characteristic symptoms will always appear:
- Increased body temperature up to 38-39 degrees;
- Poor and restless sleep;
- Strong and unpleasant odor from the mouth and poor appetite;
- Feeling of sore throat when swallowing food and liquid, sore throat;
- General weakness, fatigue, malaise.
Another symptom that often accompanies a sore throat is a cough.
Due to the cough, the child will feel a severe sore throat and cough up purulent discharge. In such a situation, it is always better to consult a qualified doctor who will examine your mouth and throat. A constant sign of tonsillitis is an inflammatory process that spreads to the back walls of the child’s throat, palate and tonsils. On the tonsils you may notice the formation of purulent plaque and plugs. The ulcers have a whitish and gray tint, which stand out well against the background of the red mucous membrane of the mouth. With such severe inflammation, the child’s lymph nodes always swell and increase in size. Unlike many other respiratory diseases, with sore throat they can become very painful when touched. Rhinitis and otitis may appear after some time if treatment for sore throat is not started at an early stage of the disease. Since the inflammation is very strong and can expand the affected area quite quickly, it is better to take preventive measures immediately.
A change in the size of the tonsils in children does not always mean that the child has tonsillitis. Therefore, it is not worth judging the disease by only one such sign. It is necessary to examine the child and look for other characteristic symptoms before starting treatment. Children's tonsillitis has a large number of different forms and types. Each of them has its own symptoms and treatment features.
Primary sore throats
Primary angina is understood as an acute infectious disease of predominantly streptococcal etiology, with relatively short-term fever, general intoxication, inflammatory changes in the lymphoid tissues of the pharynx, most often in the palatine tonsils and the lymph nodes closest to them. Sore throat is dangerous due to the development of autoimmune processes, which without specific antistreptococcal treatment can lead to the development of acute glomerulonephritis and rheumatism, accompanied by serious damage to the kidneys and heart.
The most common causative agent of sore throat is beta-hemolytic streptococcus (up to 90% of all cases). Less commonly (up to 8%), the cause of sore throat is Staphylococcus aureus, sometimes in combination with streptococcus. Very rarely, the causative agent is streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and corynebacteria.
The source of infection in sore throat is a patient with various forms of acute diseases and a carrier of pathogenic microorganisms. Patients with foci of infection in the upper respiratory tract are of greatest importance.
The main route of infection for tonsillitis is airborne, which is easily achieved in large groups, in close contact with a sick person. Infection can occur by consuming foods contaminated with staphylococcus (salad, milk, minced meat, compote)
Susceptibility to angina pathogens varies among people and largely depends on the state of local immunity of the tonsils: the lower it is, the higher the risk of angina. The risk of disease increases with hypothermia, overwork, and under the influence of other unfavorable factors.
The main breeding ground for sore throat pathogens is the palatine tonsils and, rarely, the lingual tonsils and the lateral ridges of the posterior pharyngeal wall. Having overcome the local protection of the tonsils, the causative agent of sore throat begins to multiply and secrete various substances that cause the inflammatory process. Often, the pathogen and its waste products penetrate the nearest (regional) lymph nodes and cause their inflammation. In most cases, the spread of microbes is limited to the tonsils and lymph nodes, but in some cases, having overcome these barriers, the pathogen causes inflammation of the tissues surrounding the tonsils (peritonsillitis, peritonsillar abscess) and even sepsis. The waste products of microbes, absorbed into the blood, cause toxic damage to body tissues: blood vessels, central and peripheral nervous systems, kidneys, liver, myocardium and others.
The tonsils are connected by nerve pathways to the heart, therefore, with angina, disturbances in the functioning of the heart can occur as a reflex.
Immune processes that develop in response to the introduction of a sore throat pathogen under certain circumstances (human predisposition, streptococcal infection) can take on an incorrect, pathological form. In this case, the resulting immune complexes settle on the tissues of the heart, kidneys and the immune system, mistakenly recognizing such tissues as foreign, begins to destroy them - rheumatic fever develops. The reason for such processes is, among other things, untimely or ineffective treatment. The danger of autoimmune processes increases with recurrent sore throat. Recurrent sore throat is called sore throat in people who get it every year or at least once every two years.
By its nature, angina can be catarrhal, follicular, lacunar or necrotic. With catarrhal tonsillitis, inflammation is limited to the mucous membrane covering the tonsils. With follicular tonsillitis, suppuration of specific formations of the tonsil - follicles - occurs. With lacunar angina, the inflammatory process penetrates deeper into the tissue of the tonsils, festering follicles break into the lacunae of the tonsils, leaving a purulent plaque on the surface of the tonsils.
Lacunar tonsillitis: the mucous membrane of the pharynx is inflamed, there is purulent plaque on the tonsils.
Local treatment of sore throat
For local treatment of tonsils, various sprays, lozenges, decoctions and rinses are used. There are a huge number of options for local remedies for the treatment of sore throat, both in the form of ready-made medications and in the form of self-prepared home remedies. All of them have anti-inflammatory and antiseptic effects, some have an analgesic effect.
In my opinion, there are no fundamental differences between local antiseptics, at least I have not noticed any unusually high efficiency in individual drugs. Therefore, I advise you to choose topical products based on the child’s age, financial capabilities, ease of use and your personal preferences
The only thing you need to pay attention to is do not use the same drug too often and for a long time, it is better to replace it with another. For example, if a child has recently suffered from an acute respiratory viral infection and you treated him with Ingalipt, now select another spray or lozenges
The most popular pharmaceutical topical antiseptics for the treatment of sore throat in children:
- Sprays: Hexoral, Hexasprey, Ingalipt, Cameton, Tantum Verde, Stopangin, Miramistin, Lugol's solution. According to the annotation, children under 3 years of age are contraindications for spray treatment. Some sprays are allowed to be used even later (Hexasprey - from 6 years).
- Lozenges: Faringosept, Lizobakt, Grammidin, Strepsils. Tablets and lozenges (except for Strepsils, available from 5 years old) can be given to a child when he is able to hold this tablet in his mouth without chewing until completely dissolved.
- Solutions for rinsing: Hexoral, Tantum Verde, Stopangin, Iodinol (a tablespoon of solution per glass of water), furatsilin (tablets for preparing a solution - 2 tablets per glass of water), Lugol's solution with glycerin for treating the pharynx.
Local remedies with analgesic effect
With a sore throat, the pain in the throat is severe, often interfering with the ability to swallow even plain water normally. To relieve pain in a child, use combined local remedies containing an antiseptic and anesthetic:
- Lozenges Falimint, Grammidin with anesthetic, Hexoral tabs, Strepsils plus.
- Sprays: Hexoral, Stopangin (mild anesthetic effect).