What are the symptoms of throat inflammation

In the hot summer, it is easy to get angry and inflamed if you are not careful. It is generally believed that throat inflammation is pharyngitis. Of course, this is not absolute. It may also be other sore throats, colds, etc. If the throat is inflamed, there will usually be difficulty swallowing or increased pain in the body when swallowing food. So what are the symptoms of sore throat? How to effectively treat a sore throat?

A sore throat is usually a symptom of pharyngitis. Simple throat inflammation can be self-treated because it is mostly caused by the common cold, simple acute pharyngitis or chronic pharyngitis. The local symptoms are obvious and the accompanying systemic symptoms are very mild. At this time, self-medication can also have a good effect.

In addition to the symptoms of sore throat, the sore throat is accompanied by fever, headache, general discomfort, and the body temperature is above 38°C. It is more common in acute tonsillitis. Unlike general sore throat, it may also be accompanied by difficulty in swallowing and pain in swallowing. Sore throat accompanied by difficulty in swallowing, and increased pain when swallowing. It is more common in acute epiglottitis. In addition to the symptoms of sore throat, it is often accompanied by a feeling of swallowing obstruction or difficulty in swallowing, and aggravated throat pain when swallowing. In severe cases, inspiratory dyspnea may occur.

In addition, along with the sore throat, a characteristic inspiratory stridor or croup-like cough may occur. It is more common in acute laryngitis and has obvious clinical characteristics. Along with sore throat, characteristic inspiratory stridor or croup-like cough often occurs, and severe cases are accompanied by difficulty breathing. Most cases of simple sore throats will improve or heal after about a week of self-treatment. If the symptoms are not relieved, or other symptoms appear, such as increased throat pain, throat obstruction, difficulty swallowing, and hoarseness, further examination should be conducted. At this time, it is best not to use self-medication methods. You should seek medical attention in time to avoid delaying treatment.

1. Hoarseness is the main symptom. The voice becomes deep and rough. The symptoms are more severe in the morning and gradually improve with increased activity and coughing up of throat secretions. The hoarseness will be relieved after keeping silent, but talking more will make the symptoms worse. It is intermittent and will become persistent over time.

2. Increased throat secretions, often with a feeling of phlegm sticking to the throat. Whenever you speak, you need to cough to clear the thick phlegm.

3. There is often discomfort in the throat, such as dryness, stinging, burning sensation, foreign body sensation, etc.

4. Atrophic laryngitis may cause spasmodic cough. Scabbing is the cause of spasmodic cough, so there are often scabs or sticky secretions discharged with coughing, sometimes with a small amount of blood.