Acute epiglottitis can not be self-cured, patients with acute epiglottitis, should be actively hospitalized, otherwise it will be life-threatening. The treatment is systemic application of adequate amounts of antibiotics or glucocorticoids, such as penicillin antibiotics, cephalosporin antibiotics, dexamethasone and so on. For adult patients with acute epiglottitis caused by allergic reaction, anti-allergic treatment should be actively carried out, subcutaneous injection of epinephrine, while intramuscular injection or intravenous drip hydrocortisone, close observation after treatment, if the patient’s self-awareness of the symptoms is not significantly reduced one hour after the treatment, the patient and family members should be informed of the condition, prophylactic tracheotomy, at this time, can not be based on the degree of obstructive dyspnea, decide whether to Tracheotomy should not be performed on the basis of the degree of obstructive dyspnea.