What's going on when I feel like there's something foreign in my throat?

If you always feel like there is something foreign in your throat, you should pay attention to whether it is due to long-term nasal congestion, dry weather that causes dry and cold air to reach your throat directly, causing dry, itchy, painful and foreign body sensation, and throat infection that causes tonsillitis, which can also cause phlegm and foreign body sensation in the throat.

1. Long-term nasal congestion and mouth breathing: The nasal cavity has the function of heating and humidifying 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: It is common in patients with chronic rhinitis. Purulent secretions can destroy the ciliary activity of cells on the surface of the throat, making it easy for bacteria to grow.

3. Persistent or recurring throat infections: Repeated "colds" or "tonsillitis" can cause phlegm or a foreign body sensation in the throat.

4. Gastric acid reflux burning the throat: This is common in people who like to eat and drink a lot before going to bed and then fall asleep immediately. The acidic gastric juice will flow back and burn the esophagus and throat. Due to long-term irritation, patients often find burning, dry and sore throat when waking up.

5. Spicy diet and improper oral hygiene: like to drink, eat spicy and irritating food, smoke after meals, but forget to brush teeth and rinse mouth regularly. In this way, every meal is an irritation and you will soon get chronic pharyngitis.

6. Talking too much and not enough water: Talking too much will cause dry mouth and tongue, and some middle-aged and elderly people do not secrete enough saliva. At this time, they should drink more water. Drinking small amounts of water multiple times can moisturize the throat better than drinking a large amount of water at one time.

7. Work pressure, emotional tension, and sleep disorders: Middle-aged women often feel a foreign body sensation in the throat due to these reasons. This may be caused by stress or excessive tension that causes tension in the throat muscles. In addition, because the symptoms cannot be relieved, people worry about the growth of tumors in the throat. Long-term psychological pressure is likely to aggravate the symptoms. More than half of the patients will have their symptoms alleviated after detailed examinations have ruled out tumors in the throat. Sleep disorders prevent the throat from getting enough rest, so of course they will feel uncomfortable.

8. Working environment with high temperature, high dust content, or irritating gases: People who are in a bad working environment for a long time are more likely to suffer from chronic pharyngitis.