Dry throat

Introduction Laryngeal disease refers to dryness, itching, burning, and slight pain in the throat, or congestion, swelling, hoarseness, and sputum in the throat.

Cause

Causes of dry throat and congestion

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

an examination

Related inspection

Nasopharyngeal MRI examination, Otolaryngology, CT examination, swallowing test

Examination of throat dryness and congestion

Chronic pharyngitis is a common throat disease in the clinic: consciously pharyngeal discomfort, dry, itchy, bloating, secretions and burning, easy to dry, foreign body sensation, inextricably, can not be swallowed, the above symptoms are Speak a little more, increase after eating irritating food, fatigue or weather changes. Breathing and swallowing smoke are unimpeded. In the morning, there is a foreign body sensation in the throat.

Differential diagnosis

Symptoms of throat dryness and congestion

Pharyngeal burning pain: common in the acute form of viral pharyngitis, acute onset, first in the pharynx and oral mucosa, tonsils and mouth angles, the size of the herpes, round or oval, isolated or clustered together, very soon The rupture forms a shallow ulcer, the surface is covered with a pale yellow pseudomembrane, and the surrounding mucosa is bright red, accompanied by chills, fever, and pharyngeal burning pain.

Dry throat, itching, foreign body sensation: it is a clinical manifestation 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.

Tonsil hyperemia: one of the symptoms of chronic tonsillitis, patients often have sore throat, easy to catch a cold and acute tonsillitis. Usually, the symptoms are less, and there may be pharyngeal discomfort, foreign body sensation, irritating cough, bad breath or slight pain. Children with tonsil hypertrophy, often have poor breathing, snoring, language vague and slow eating and other symptoms. Due to frequent infiltration of inflammatory secretions, stimulating bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract or crypt, toxins are absorbed to cause systemic reactions, leading to indigestion, loss of appetite, fatigue, fatigue, fatigue, weight loss, headache, low fever and other symptoms.

Throat dryness and burning sensation: severe zinc poisoning can be seen in high blood pressure, shortness of breath, dilated pupils, shock, convulsions and other dangers. After inhalation of zinc oxide dust, there may be a dry throat and a burning sensation, hoarseness or even a loss of sound, and a metallic taste and chest in the mouth. Mistaken medicinal zinc oxide (usually used as astringent) or zinc sulphate (usually used to treat conjunctivitis) or large area wounds to absorb zinc oxide (often mildly astringent or antiseptic powder), misuse of zinc salt after the mouth, Pharyngeal and digestive tract erosion lips and glottis swelling, abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting and water and electrolyte disorders.

Chronic pharyngitis is a common clinical throat disease:

Conscious pharyngeal discomfort, dry, itchy, bloated, 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, after eating irritating food, fatigue or The weather changes when it changes. Breathing and swallowing smoke are unimpeded.

In the morning, there is a foreign body sensation in the throat.

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