Hoarseness in the throat of a four-month-old baby does not require special treatment if it is caused by excessive use of the voice. If it is caused by acute laryngitis, upper respiratory tract infections and other diseases, you need to take general measures, medication, surgical treatment for the cause.
1. Excessive use of voice: As four-month-old babies can not speak, only through crying to express their needs, so when the baby’s voice is excessive, it is easy to appear hoarse throat, generally do not need special treatment, avoid crying, appropriate drinking water can be.
2. Acute laryngitis: hoarseness of the throat, barking cough and other symptoms are the main manifestations. Parents need to pay attention to the child’s mood, to avoid letting it continue to use the voice, the symptoms of the child, if necessary, need to follow the medical advice to use budesonide and other glucocorticosteroids for nebulized inhalation therapy. If drug treatment is ineffective, causing severe laryngeal obstruction, tracheotomy is required.
3. Upper respiratory tract infection: Typical symptoms are hoarseness and sore throat. At this time, you need to pay attention to rest, drink more water, ensure oral and throat hygiene. General symptoms of mild need no medication, a short period of time can be self-healing, if the child’s symptoms are obvious, if necessary, can follow the doctor’s advice to use the Anerin granules and other cold medicines.
If the four-month-old baby hoarse throat excluded from the normal situation, need to go to the hospital, clear specific causes with the doctor active treatment.