Tonsil development time

There are no tonsils in the mouth of a newborn baby. Tonsils, as a lymphatic tissue in the human mouth, mainly play the role of improving the body's immunity. But as the baby grows gradually, the tonsils will become more and more obvious, so the development of tonsils is also an important witness to the baby's healthy growth. Therefore, parents should pay close attention to the development and changes of tonsils in the baby's mouth. At what age will the baby's tonsils gradually develop?

1. The development process of tonsils in children

Open your mouth wide, press down your tongue and make an "ah" sound, you can see the small pink lumps on both sides of the throat, which are the palatine tonsils, commonly known as tonsils.

Tonsils begin to develop at 10 months old, with 4-8 years old being the peak period of development. Therefore, tonsils are slightly larger at this age and stop developing around 12 years old. Tonsils are the gateway to the respiratory tract. Especially in children, they are an active immune organ that contains lymphocytes and immune cells at various stages of development. They can inhibit and eliminate pathogenic bacteria and viruses that enter through the mouth and nose.

It is not recommended to give children frequent injections when they are sick. They can take some Chinese herbal medicines with fewer side effects.

2. What to do if children have tonsillitis

Tonsillitis is generally treated with a combination of etiological treatment and symptomatic treatment, and the general treatment time is 7 to 10 days. The doctor will first check to see whether the cause of your child's tonsillitis is a virus or bacteria. If it is caused by a virus, the doctor will use antiviral drugs to treat it; if it is a bacterial infection (the most common is streptococcal infection), it will usually be treated with antibacterial drugs such as penicillin, cephalosporin, erythromycin, etc. In the past, some parents liked to take medicine at home, thinking that antibiotics would work immediately, but they didn't know that this might backfire. Fortunately, the country has now stipulated that antibiotics cannot be purchased in pharmacies without a prescription, but parents still have to carefully store and use the "stock" at home.

Symptomatic treatment mainly targets the uncomfortable symptoms of tonsillitis, including reducing fever, relieving sore throat, etc. It is generally recommended that parents let their children drink more water and rinse their mouths with salt water more often when they are sick.

There is no specific method to prevent tonsillitis. The key is to let children exercise, strengthen their physical fitness, pay attention to the temperature of their clothes, avoid catching cold, and reduce or prevent colds. When children's tonsils have mild inflammation, they can use some lozenges.

3. Causes of recurrent tonsillitis in children

"In fact, many children's repeated tonsillitis is caused by improper treatment." Improper treatment is mainly manifested in the following three aspects:

1. The medicine is not suitable for the disease. Many parents give their children antibiotics as soon as they find that their children's tonsils are inflamed. This is wrong. In fact, children's tonsillitis may be caused by viral infection, bacterial infection, mycoplasma infection, etc. If antibiotics are abused, the medicine may not be used for the right disease, causing tonsillitis to develop into a chronic disease and easily recur.

2. Insufficient course of medication. When many parents give their children medicine, they often stop giving the medicine as soon as the symptoms such as sore throat disappear. Parents are afraid that their children will have side effects if they take medicine, especially antibiotics, for a long time. However, the disappearance of symptoms does not mean that the viruses, bacteria, etc. that cause tonsillitis have been completely killed. If the medication course is insufficient, the viruses, bacteria, etc. that have just been suppressed will quickly revive and cause tonsillitis to recur. Dong Zhiqiao reminded parents to follow the doctor's advice and ensure that the course of medication is sufficient. Recently, there have been many children with purulent tonsillitis caused by streptococcal infection in pediatric outpatient clinics. These children must adhere to antibiotic treatment for 10 to 14 days.

3. Not paying attention to conditioning after recovery from illness. When a child recovers from tonsillitis, it takes a certain amount of time for the body's resistance to recover, and the damaged tonsils also need a certain amount of time to repair. At this time, parents must ensure that their children are well-prepared for post-recovery recovery, such as paying attention to rest, avoiding fatigue, cold, food stagnation, etc. Otherwise, it will further damage the child's resistance and easily induce tonsillitis again.

In short, the above is some common knowledge about children's tonsils. I hope it will be helpful to all parents.