What to do if your child keeps clearing his throat

Children always clearing their throats need to identify the cause, may be caused by chronic pharyngitis, tonsillitis, etc., need to be under the guidance of the doctor to carry out targeted treatment, such as medication, etc.; may also be psychological factors or habits lead to. 1. Chronic pharyngitis: it may be due to low water intake, or long time consumption of spicy and stimulating food, causing local chronic inflammation. Affected children are prone to sore throat, dry and itchy throat, cough, foreign body sensation in the throat and other symptoms, thus always clearing the throat. You can choose the compound borax gargle (children under 3 years old prohibited) and other drugs gargle and take watermelon cream laxative tablets and other drugs to relieve symptoms. 2. Tonsillitis: Commonly found in children and adolescents, patients may have sore throat, red and swollen tonsils, difficulty in swallowing and other symptoms, leading to the manifestation of always clearing the throat. If by viral infection, general supportive treatment can be, if it is bacterial infection, generally preferred penicillin amoxicillin granules and other drugs. 3. Psychological factors or habits: The child needs to be counseled to gradually change the habit of clearing the throat. However, this symptom alone is not enough to diagnose the disease, and it may be caused by other factors. Parents are advised to bring their children to the doctor in a timely manner, so that the doctor can identify the cause and provide targeted treatment, rather than blindly administering medication on their own. All of the above medications should be used under the supervision of a doctor.