What is the cause of the baby's hoarse voice?

1. Reasons why the baby's voice is hoarse

Children are in the developmental stage, their vocal organs are not very mature, and they are more easily excited. They shout when they are happy and cry loudly when they are unhappy. This can easily cause swelling and inflammation of the vocal cords. The inflamed vocal cords become congested with a lot of blood, causing the local membrane to thicken. The uneven membrane cannot close, causing the voice to become hoarse or lost.

When the seasons change, if the baby catches a cold or is attacked by a virus, his throat will become inflamed. Generally speaking, a week or so of hoarseness from crying is not a big problem. However, if this condition continues, it will cause pharyngitis or even diseases such as vocal cord nodules.

2. What to do if your baby has a hoarse voice

1. Stay hydrated

It is recommended that parents should pay attention to letting their babies drink more boiled water to replenish body water, and reduce contact with cold food and spicy and irritating food.

2. Emotional stability

Generally speaking, the baby's body is in the development stage, and the vocal organs are not yet mature. In addition, the baby is easily excited and likes to shout loudly. When he is happy, he shouts to express his excitement. When he cries, he also cries loudly. These behaviors can easily cause swelling and inflammation of the vocal cords, so the baby is prone to hoarseness and sore throat.

When the vocal cords become inflamed, a large amount of congestion will cause the local membrane to thicken. The membrane is uneven and cannot close, making the voice hoarse or even lost.

3. Drug treatment

Babies have relatively low resistance and are easily invaded by bacteria, especially when seasons change and the weather changes drastically. They are prone to catching colds. Viruses can make babies sick and cause sore throats. Laryngitis is also one of the factors that cause hoarseness and sore throat in babies.

4. Emergency measures

Don't speak loudly. Young children have the problem of talking and shouting loudly. Parents should be more careful not to cause their babies to cry loudly for no reason. Reducing your baby's loud shouting can help protect your baby's throat.

3. Key points for nursing care when the baby has a hoarse voice

1. Children should not drink too much Banlangen and Pangdahai

At present, many parents soak Banlangen and Pangdahai in water and give it to their children to drink. Experts emphasize that these two traditional Chinese medicines not only fail to prevent and relieve children's sore throat and hoarseness, but also have certain side effects.

Banlangen is very cold in nature. Drinking it frequently will make the weak constitution of young children even weaker and colder. In severe cases, it may even cause gastric ulcers. For wind-heat colds with yellow urine, red tongue coating, and yellow nasal discharge, you can drink a moderate amount for 3-5 days. Plantago ovata can inhibit the secretion of body fluid, which will undoubtedly make the inflamed throat worse.

2. Boiled water is the best throat soothing medicine

The most important thing to relieve hoarseness is to avoid letting your child speak loudly or shout. Boiled water is the best throat soothing medicine, so be sure to drink more of it. You can also feed some vegetable juice and fruit juice that can clear away heat and reduce internal heat, such as pear juice, chrysanthemum tea, etc.