nose diseases

"Checking the ears, nose, and throat (ENT) must be unity for all three channels are interconnected. If there is one part of the organ affected, then the two other organs will be affected, "said dr. Cita H. Murjantyo, Sp.THT. Let's look at the doctor with an explanation of Bintaro International Hospital, Tangerang, on the various ENT diseases.

ABOUT THE NOSE DISEASES

COLOR functioning filtering impurities from the incoming air through the mucus membranes. When the mucous membranes of work is not good so there was respiratory infection. Research shows in one year, 6-8 times a child could be attacked by the disease because their immune systems immature.

Respiratory infections is actually a self-limiting disease (healed itself without treatment). But if they do not go away more than 5 days, the child should take medication. Especially with the color changes to yellow snot is green, plus a fever of about 38.5 degrees Celsius. This means that the infection had spread so that if ignored may become chronic.

* Sinusitis

As a result of respiratory infections, such as a prolonged flu, then the 6-13 per cent could be an infection in the sinus area / cavities around the nose. Symptoms of bacterial infections caused by this form of obstruction in the nose, runny nose and cough out again. When you are able to acute with fever, halitosis, headache, sometimes there is interference in the eye (feels heavy and sore). Why is there a complaint on the eyes? This is related to the anatomy around the nose that has 4 pairs of paranasal sinuses (located near the nose), which maksila sinus in the cheeks, forehead frontal sinus, sinus etmoid near the eye, and behind the sinus sinus etmoid there sfenoid. Well, there was sinus in children is the sine etmoid near maksila eyes and around cheeks. While sinus in other areas like the forehead and sinuses etmoid behind sfenoid undeveloped.

If sinusitis becomes chronic recurrent colds coughs. For example, the child has a cold cough for 3 months. After he recovered, but was soon back colds.

Healing efforts by providing medicine for 10-14 days, and physiotherapy. It seemed a long treatment, the goal that no remaining symptoms. If left untreated, sinusitis can continue to suffer until adulthood.

Feared complication of sinusitis is a sino-bronchitis because of the mucus that flows will continue into the lungs. Sometimes complications such parents do not realize that the treatment given to children confined to overcome cough, not sinusitisnya. As a result, the coughing will not heal chronic cough or recurrent happen.

Sinus in order not to be more severe, the child needs to do a few restrictions:

1. Avoid cold drinks because of the cold will make sinus tract to swell.
2. Not recommended to swim for fear of local trauma, as conceded that the pool water can irritate the nose.
3. Avoid cigarette smoke because it can cause nasal irritation children. Dust and pollution can also make sinusnya cavity swelling.

If sinusitis does not go away, then it happened blockage. Treatment given must be appropriate, such as giving antibiotics and several drugs that aim to help process these antibiotics work. Other drugs, such as decongestants, antihistamines, mukolitik / destroyer of mucus, and even spray or nose drops can also be provided.

If treatment has not shown significant results, the operation will be done. The goal is to eliminate factors that cause and improve drainage (discharge constant) and sinus ventilation. Surgery is often performed in children and generally is sometimes necessary adenoidektomi sinus wash is full of mucus. Appointment of adenoid (tonsil in the back of the nasal cavity) or pengerokan done with adenoid curette. The purpose of this action to remove the blockage and the source of infection.