Rhinitis causes pharyngitis

Rhinitis and pharyngitis seem to have nothing to do with each other on the surface, so is there any connection between them? The answer is yes, rhinitis can easily cause pharyngitis. In life, many people initially only suffer from rhinitis but later develop into pharyngitis. In particular, the onset of chronic atrophic pharyngitis is usually closely related to chronic atrophic rhinitis. So how can we prevent pharyngitis caused by rhinitis in daily life?

1. Long-term nasal congestion and mouth breathing: The nasal cavity has the function of heating and moistening the air. When there is hypertrophic rhinitis or excessive burning of the inferior turbinate, the nasal cavity loses its physiological function, causing dry and cold air to reach the throat directly and cause dryness and pain.

2. Long-term nasal postflow irritates the throat: In patients with common chronic rhinitis, purulent secretions can destroy the ciliary activity of cells on the surface of the throat, making it easy for bacteria to grow. The inflammation spreads downward, and the purulent secretions are swallowed, causing pharyngitis, such as foreign body sensation, itchy throat, burning, dryness, and slight pain.

3. Thick phlegm often adheres to the throat wall. Due to the stimulation of secretions, it can cause irritating cough. When you try to clear the secretions in the morning, it may even cause nausea and dry heaving. As the inflammation spreads downward, it can cause hoarseness and difficulty speaking.

4. Chronic rhinitis patients have low immune function, which will cause repeated attacks, leading to hyperplasia of nasopharyngeal mucosal tissue, hypertrophy and stenosis, irritation of the throat, and various discomforts, such as nasal congestion and smelly purulent mucus.

Rhinitis and pharyngitis will recur if the immune function is low, leading to hyperplasia of the nasopharyngeal mucosal tissue, hypertrophy and narrowing, which will irritate the throat and cause various discomforts, such as nasal congestion, smelly purulent mucus, and the spread of inflammation downward, that is, the purulent secretions are swallowed, causing pharyngitis, such as foreign body sensation, itchy throat, burning, dryness, slight pain, etc. The secretions may be more or less, but sticky phlegm is often attached to the throat wall. Due to the stimulation of the secretions, it can cause an irritating cough, and even nausea and dry heaving when trying to clear the secretions in the morning. As the inflammation spreads downward, it can cause hoarseness and difficulty speaking.