Laryngitis

When the doctor pronounces the word Laryngitis, the first thing one must know the patient - this is what the doctor calls not a disease but a symptom of the disease. Laryngitis - this is just inflammation of the larynx. And here is an inflammation can cause all sorts of viruses, some bacteria, fungi and even ... just dust, if its too much.

Why is the name of this symptom sounds so often from the mouths of physicians. It is very simple - one of the most important symptoms of laryngitis - voice hoarseness. And in the children's clear voice, with banal ARI hoarseness appears rarely and not very well heard.

Hoarseness arises from the fact that under the influence of inflammation and, therefore, edema, change the properties of the vocal cords, which are just in the larynx. Moreover, because of edema of the connective tissue under the vocal cords, the voice can not only grow hoarse, but in general the abyss. In this case you should immediately call an ambulance, as the "disappearance" of voices spoke about starting a laryngospasm, which was formerly called false croup.

Fortunately, the voice is lost forever. As well as hoarseness, laryngospasm is as soon as decreasing inflammation, swelling of tissues in the larynx.

In order to proceed more swelling to disappear hoarseness of voice and did not arise laryngospasm, the doctor often appoints antigistaminovye drugs (suprastin, zirtek, Fenkarol, etc.), often called an anti-allergic, but it is only a small part of the spectrum of diseases where these drugs be applied. To reduce swelling and can be inhaled through - mitigating the flow of air that it is less traumatic for the swollen walls of the larynx.

Inhalation creates the same effect as the patch in the corn. While on the grazed corn is not glued to the plaster, it is not only dirty, but still sore, itching, inflammation in this place in an increasingly strong and growing - stubbornly shoes rubbing the wound surface. But if you stick the patch, the shoes have not as tinder, and the wound heals quickly.

The same thing occurs in the larynx - the role of shoe here is a breeze, it is with each inhalation and exhalation rubs laryngitis, reinforcing laryngitis. But where do we get the patch to the throat?

Come to the aid inhalation. For example, inhalation of soda make tough shoes air soft slippers, and inhalation with eucalyptus oil, fir, or behave like a plaster - it covers the wound surface a thin protective film and gives edema save.

But it is important to remember that the inhalation should be conducted not the hot steam - then with your toes in the larynx and burn more will be added as a wet, warm and can even room temperature air.

Therefore, among inhalers for the treatment of laryngitis, steam inhalers occupy the last place and remain there just in case you do not have another inhaler. The most convenient in this case, ultrasonic inhalers, as well as nembulayzery.

Young children, which is difficult to get to sit near the inhaler and breathe through a tube, such inhalers are even suitable. They do not produce steam, and water at room temperature, turned into a cloud - inhaler breaks water into tiny droplets, which contains the drug and - butter, soda, or other components which appoints doctor.

Steam from the steam inhaler, according to the laws of physics, rises from the same cloud of nembulayzera or ultrasonic inhaler, like the mist on the field, goes down. And this is the most feature is very convenient for use in very young infants or fidget with preschoolers. While a child is sleeping, playing board games, watching television, finally, all that is required from parent to child received inhalation - is to put the inhaler just above his head to drugs cloud descended nearly face of the child.

And then the number of inhalations, which can be done in 3-8 times a day will not be tedious for the child and not bring my mother hassle.

Laryngitis, as any cold, in most cases, a viral disease. A viruses, the body, usually handles himself. Inhalation and other treatments only ease the struggle with the virus, as a good office supply helps to better fight. But the soldiers in the fight against the virus - not oil and soda, and not even antigistaminovye drugs, and cell immunity.

If the laryngitis is caused by bacteria or fungi, that without special antimicrobial agents is necessary. Doctor appointed them.

Pediatrician Sokolov AL