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How To Prevent Throat Infection In A Kid?
Hi, My son is 4.5 yrs of age and is 14 kilos. Is he under weight. He is otherwise an active child but is a fussy eater. Past few months he was getting throat infection every two months sometimes with fever and sometimes without fever. Is tjis normal. Any medication I can give him to prevent this.
Tue, 11 Feb 2014
Hello,
Recurrent throat infection could be because of nasal cause or reflux disease.
first precaution is avoid outside food.
Secondly does he snore ? if yes you need to get him examined for adenoids by ent specialist and then treated accordingly. If there is reflux disease then you need to give proton pump inhibitor like pantoprazole or lansoprazole.
YOu need to give him antibiotic .
Recurrent throat infection could be because of nasal cause or reflux disease.
first precaution is avoid outside food.
Secondly does he snore ? if yes you need to get him examined for adenoids by ent specialist and then treated accordingly. If there is reflux disease then you need to give proton pump inhibitor like pantoprazole or lansoprazole.
YOu need to give him antibiotic .
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