Throat congestion

Introduction Pharyngeal congestion may have pharyngitis. Pharyngitis is a very common upper respiratory tract infection, often caused by colds and colds. Almost everyone has had the experience of the disease in their lifetime. Some people are sicker, some are heavier, some have People are easy to get, and some people don't often get it. Throatitis is a disease caused by bacteria and can be divided into acute pharyngitis and chronic pharyngitis. Acute pharyngitis is often caused by a virus, followed by bacteria. Winter and spring are the most common. Chronic pharyngitis is mainly due to repeated treatment of acute pharyngitis, recurrent, chronic, or due to various nasal diseases, nasal congestion, long-term mouth breathing, as well as physical, chemical factors, neck radiation therapy and other frequent stimulation Caused by the pharynx.

Cause

Throatitis is a disease caused by bacteria and can be divided into acute pharyngitis and chronic pharyngitis.

Acute pharyngitis: often caused by a virus, followed by bacteria. Winter and spring are the most common. More secondary to acute rhinitis, acute sinusitis, acute tonsillitis, and often complications of measles, flu, scarlet fever and other infectious diseases. It is affected by cold, fatigue, long-term stimulation by chemical gas or dust, excessive smoking, etc., which reduces the body's resistance and easily promotes its onset.

Chronic pharyngitis: mainly due to incomplete treatment of acute pharyngitis, recurrent, chronic, or due to various nasal diseases, nasal congestion, long-term mouth breathing, as well as physical, chemical factors, neck radiation therapy, etc. Stimulate the pharynx. Various chronic diseases such as anemia, constipation, chronic inflammation of the lower respiratory tract, and cardiovascular diseases can also be secondary to this disease.

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Acute pharyngitis: Adults mainly have pharyngeal symptoms. The pharynx has dry itching, burning, progressive pain, increased aggravation when swallowing, increased saliva, and obvious ear pain when the pharyngeal lateral cord is affected. Infate adults or children, the systemic symptoms are significant, there are fever, cold, headache, loss of appetite, sore limbs and so on.

Chronic pharyngitis: conscious pharyngeal discomfort, dry, itchy, bloating, secretions and burning, easy to dry, have a sense of foreign body, can not be seen, can not swallow, the above symptoms are a little more talk, eat irritating food Increased after fatigue, fatigue or weather changes. Breathing and swallowing smoke are unimpeded.

Differential diagnosis

Congestive symptoms of congestion in the throat

Dry throat, itching, and foreign body sensation are clinical manifestations of acute laryngitis. Acute laryngitis is an acute catarrhal inflammation of the laryngeal mucosa, often secondary to acute rhinitis, sinusitis, acute pharyngitis, which is part of the entire upper respiratory tract infection and can occur separately. Sometimes shouting, overuse, and severe cough can also cause acute laryngitis. If it occurs in children, the condition is more serious.

Pharyngeal apple-like nodules: The pharyngeal lupus is the same as lupus in other areas, characterized by insidious onset and painless development. When lupus occurs on the face or nose, and typical applesauce-like nodules occur in the pharynx, the diagnosis is easy, but a biopsy is still needed to confirm the diagnosis. The course of the disease is extremely slow, and patients often don't know when to get sick. The general symptoms are mild, often feel pharyngeal discomfort and sticky feeling, swallowing is slightly inconvenient, usually no sore throat, the general condition is better. The uvula is often the first site, which in turn invades the tongue and the soft palate, but the tonsils are rarely violated. According to the clinical process, it can be divided into four phases.

Pharyngeal foreign body sensation is not a unique disease, but a combination of some symptoms. It includes a feeling of blockage, pressure, leafiness, stenosis, dryness, burning, itching, anthillness or other discomfort. Its causes are numerous, sometimes quite complex, organic and functional. Functionality is also known as pharyngeal paraesthesia, laryngeal paraesthesia, plum nuclear gas, pharyngeal neurosis, and sputum. It is generally believed that pharyngeal paraesthesia can only be diagnosed after excluding organic lesions that produce a foreign body sensation of the pharynx.

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