Children always clear their throats, may be related to chronic sinusitis, adenoid hypertrophy, tonsillar hypertrophy and other factors, need to improve the relevant examination to clarify the cause of targeted treatment.
1. Chronic sinusitis: manifested as intermittent or persistent nasal congestion, mucus or mucopurulent nasal discharge, nasal secretion, may flow back into the throat caused by throat clearing symptoms. You can follow the doctor’s instructions to use roxithromycin, azithromycin, mometasone furoate nasal spray, eucalyptus-pinocampus enteric soft capsule and other medications, with nasal irrigation.
2. Adenoid hypertrophy: adenoid hypertrophy can cause nasal congestion, sleep and open-mouth breathing, induced rhinitis, due to nasal secretion stimulation and thus lead to clear throat symptoms. It is necessary to follow the doctor’s advice to give montelukast, mometasone furoate nasal spray and other symptomatic treatment. For those who do not get good results from conservative treatment, surgical removal of adenoids can be considered.
3. Tonsillar hypertrophy: Tonsillar hypertrophy in children can be caused by physiological hypertrophy or tonsillar inflammatory stimulation. Due to the excessive hypertrophy of the tonsil stimulation can cause discomfort in the throat, foreign body sensation, blocked feeling, and so on, so that the symptoms of throat clearing. Boric acid gargle and herbal coral tablets can be used. If surgery is indicated, tonsillectomy can be considered.
If children have the symptom of throat clearing, it is recommended to consult the hospital for a clear diagnosis and follow the doctor’s instructions for medication and treatment.