Inflammation of the trachea is called "tracheitis." This disease often occurs against the background of other inflammatory processes in the broncho-pulmonary system (bronchitis, pharyngitis, laryngitis, etc.). The main symptom of tracheitis is a painful, anguished and almost always dry cough, which intensifies at night and after waking up. Quite often, the acute form of the disease transforms into a chronic one, and then the treatment becomes more complicated, and its duration increases.
Tracheitis in a child: how to treat?
The cause of tracheitis in most cases is a viral infection, less often bacterial and sometimes parasitic. In acute course, the formation of viscous mucus is possible, in some cases the process is complicated by the production of purulent discharge. Most parents are afraid of such a disease and, watching how a child suffers in coughing fits, they ask only one question: "How can I help him?" When tracheitis occurs in a child, the pediatrician prescribes treatment after examination. A detailed description of the nature of the course of the inflammatory process affects the correct diagnosis, so parents need to try to detail the symptoms.
Due to the fact that the child's tracheitis (including treatment) is in many ways similar to other colds, which doctors combine under the term “SARS,” almost all methods aimed at a speedy recovery are identical to those generally accepted in most of these cases. The restoration of the affected walls of the mucous membranes of the trachea depends on the temperature of the food and drink used. In this case, it is necessary to take warm decoctions of herbs (chamomile, sage, breast collection), milk with honey (in the absence of specific reactions of the body) in small sips. When tracheitis is diagnosed in a child, treatment with warm infusions can be performed using ordinary cocktail tubes, due to which the drinking process involuntarily slows down, which means that a drink with an anti-inflammatory effect will begin to act.
Drug therapy is considered only by specialists in the field of pediatrics, you can not choose drugs on your own, especially when the child has tracheitis. Treatment, as a rule, does not require the use of antibiotics (only with a purulent or prolonged course). With a dry cough, prescribe drugs that block the cough center (Sinecode, Codeine preparations). However, it should be borne in mind that treatment with these medicines is possible only in the absence of a productive cough. Otherwise, the accumulated sputum or mucus will not be eliminated by means of expectorant reflexes, and the inflammatory process may worsen. To eliminate wet cough, expectorants of both plant origin and synthetic are prescribed
What is more remarkable tracheitis? Treatment in children of this disease should proceed in the most calm and favorable environment. It must be remembered that under the influence of the disease, the mucous wall becomes thinner, and any unreasonable cry (irritation, moods) has a detrimental effect on its condition. With timely treatment measures, the prognosis is favorable, and recovery occurs within 1-2 weeks, depending on the severity of the lesion.