Epiglottis can't eat

summary

Acute epiglottis, also known as acute supraglottic laryngitis, is a serious life-threatening infection, which can cause laryngeal obstruction and suffocation. Both adults and children can suffer from the disease, which can occur throughout the year, but it is more common in winter and spring. I've seen a child who died of acute epiglottis before rescue. Can you eat when you have epiglottis?

Epiglottis can't eat

First of all, the diet should be light, rich in nutrition and high in vitamins.

Secondly, high protein whole liquid or semi liquid food, not into coarse hard and irritating food.

Finally, due to the influence of inflammation, oral mechanical self-cleaning dysfunction, inflammatory secretions excreted to the oral cavity, necrotic epithelial shedding, food residue retention and patients with pharyngeal pain, unwilling to eat and many other factors, oral unclean aggravation can be gargled with Doberman's solution, which can not only reduce oral odor, but also promote wound healing.

matters needing attention

In order to relieve the pain of pharynx and promote the absorption of edema, local ultrasonic atomization inhalation with gentamicin 80000 u, dexamethasone 5mg, α - chymotrypsin 4000U and normal saline 10ml was used every 6h. The purpose was to keep airway moist, dilute sputum and anti-inflammatory effect, and oxygen inhalation was given at the same time.