How to treat a burning sensation in the throat?

The throat is a relatively sensitive area because it is mainly a passage for food and breathing. It has no skin tissue protection and relies simply on the mucous membrane to maintain its health. Therefore, once an irritating object passes through the throat, it will produce a stronger reaction, eventually damaging the throat mucosa and causing throat diseases. A burning sensation in the throat is the most common symptom. Let’s take a look at how to treat a burning sensation in the throat.

1. Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment

Traditional Chinese medicine focuses on treating the root cause of pharyngitis and uses medication according to syndrome differentiation, with good results. The general medication is: for Yin deficiency and fire inflammation type, use Yangyin Qingfei Decoction with added ingredients; for phlegm obstruction and blood stasis type, use Xiaolu Pills with added ingredients; for Yin deficiency and fluid depletion type, use Shengmai Drink with added ingredients.

2. Topical medication

Western medicine generally focuses on local medication, such as: repeatedly gargling with mouthwash, or holding iodine lozenges, mint, etc. in the mouth, etc., which have a certain function of relieving symptoms. Chinese patent medicine can also be used for local symptomatic treatment. These drugs can play a certain role in the treatment of pharyngitis.

3. Taking medicine

Patients can choose what they need according to the doctor's instructions. While treating pharyngitis, patients should keep in mind that when using medication, they cannot stop taking it as soon as the condition improves. Instead, they should finish the course of medication and then go to the hospital for examination to confirm that pharyngitis does not recur.

4. Surgical treatment

Clinically, the treatment of acute nasopharyngitis mostly uses drug cautery, electrocoagulation, freezing, laser, microwave and radiofrequency therapy. Among them, laser, microwave and radio frequency therapies have the advantages of simple operation, less pain, no bleeding and good efficacy, and have become the most widely used technologies in recent years.

Therefore, if you suffer from acute nasopharyngitis, don’t worry or be anxious. There are surgeries for acute nasopharyngitis to help treat it, and the results are better.