EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF IRRIGATION SPRAY APPLICATION FOR THE THROAT IN COMPLEX THERAPY OF INFLAMMATORY OROPHARYNX DISEASES IN CHILDREN

Abstract

Inflammatory diseases of the oropharynx manifested with pain or discomfort in the throat, is a frequent pathology in children. Traditionally, patients with acute and exacerbation of chronic tonsillitis and pharyngitis are prescribed gargarism. In recent years, the use of sea water-based throat sprays have been allowed for irrigation therapy. Their use as part of the complex treatment of inflammatory oropharynx diseases statistically reliably decreases the intensity of pain reaction on the 10th–24th day of treatment compared to conventional gargarism and is comparable with conventional therapy when assessing other clinical symptoms. It is therefore possible to recommend using sea water-based substance as a initial means of irrigation therapy in the complex treatment of inflammatory oropharynx diseases in children.
Key words: pharyngitis, tonsillitis, throat pain, irrigation therapy, children.