High incidence of winter pharyngitis: learn to treat correctly
2024-01-08
Entering winter, I found that the number of comrades who came for consultation due to throat discomfort increased. After examination, it was found that most of them were suffering from pharyngitis. Pharyngitis is an inflammation of the throat mucosa, submucosal tissue, and lymphoid tissue, which can be divided into acute pharyngitis and chronic pharyngitis. Acute pharyngitis has an acute onset, with the main symptoms of dry itching, burning, pain, cough, hoarseness, fever, and often accompanied by symptoms such as nasal congestion and runny nose. If there is purulent discharge or coughing yellow phlegm, it may be a bacterial infection, and it is necessary to go to the hospital for examination in a timely manner. The main symptoms of chronic pharyngitis are dry and itchy throat, foreign body sensation, pain, cough, and excessive phlegm. Examination of the pharyngeal mucosa shows chronic congestion. Winter is a high incidence season for pharyngitis. The dry and cold air in winter can easily stimulate the mucosa of the throat, leading to mucosal congestion and edema. In addition, the winter weather is extremely cold, and if you don't pay attention to keeping warm, it can easily reduce the body's resistance. Moreover, winter is a period of high incidence of influenza. Once the body's resistance decreases, bacteria and viruses will take advantage of the situation and infect the throat, leading to acute inflammation of the throat. In addition to seasonal factors, chronic irritation and gastric acid reflux may also cause pharyngitis. If smoking and drinking alcohol for a long time, it is easy to damage and stimulate the throat, causing chronic inflammation of the throat. Excessive intake of strong tea, coffee, carbonated drinks, and spicy and stimulating foods can lead to an increase in gastric acid secretion. Gastric acid reflux to the throat can easily cause reflux pharyngitis. How to treat pharyngitis? Patients with pharyngitis can start from the following two aspects: first, improving their lifestyle by enhancing their own immunity and improving the local function of the pharyngeal mucosa. The second is to treat according to the cause of the disease. If acute pharyngitis is caused by viral infections such as influenza, antiviral drugs can be used. If combined with bacterial infection, antibiotics can be applied. When feeling sore throat, iodine containing lozenges can also be taken to alleviate pain symptoms. If it is chronic pharyngitis, it is recommended to take some traditional Chinese patent medicines and simple preparations that can clear the throat and promote the lung. Removing triggers is the key to preventing pharyngitis. Comrades in arms can pay attention to the following points in daily life to prevent the induction of pharyngitis or the aggravation of throat discomfort symptoms. Pay attention to keeping warm. If a cold is not treated promptly, viruses and bacteria can spread to the throat, causing pharyngitis. Therefore, it is recommended that everyone pay attention to keeping warm when going out in winter to prevent catching a cold. Wear masks scientifically. Wearing masks for healthy individuals can reduce the irritation of cold air to the throat and the risk of virus infection. Influenza infected individuals wearing masks can prevent the virus from spreading to others. Persist in exercising. Moderate exercise can help improve the body's resistance and reduce the risk of upper respiratory diseases in winter. Drink plenty of warm water. Adequate intake of water helps to keep the throat moist and reduce inflammation. When you feel uncomfortable in your throat, you can immediately drink water to moisten it. In addition, traditional Chinese medicine such as Fatty Sea, Chrysanthemum, Honeysuckle, and Ophiopogon can also be used to brew water instead of tea, which can have the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, and moistening the throat. Maintain indoor humidity. The winter weather is cold, and people usually use heating equipment such as air conditioning and heating for heating, which leads to a decrease in indoor humidity. Excessive dry air can easily damage the respiratory mucosa, causing discomfort in the throat and even triggering respiratory system diseases. Comrades can achieve this by staying indoors
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