I always feel like my throat is blocked recently

I have been feeling a blockage in my throat lately. It may be due to the symptoms of chronic pharyngitis. The main people who suffer from this disease are those who use their throat a lot, such as teachers, speakers or broadcasters. It is recommended that these people should drink more water and clear their throats appropriately, and they can take some throat lozenges. As for the cause of the recent feeling of throat congestion, you can learn about the following introduction.

What is the reason for a blocked throat: A blocked throat and a foreign body sensation in the throat may be an attack of chronic pharyngitis.

Symptoms

Chronic pharyngitis is a relatively common chronic disease. There are many people suffering from chronic pharyngitis nowadays, especially those who use their voice frequently, such as teachers, announcers, and singers. Chronic pharyngitis is a chronic inflammation of the pharyngeal mucosa and a chronic inflammation of the respiratory tract. The disease is mainly divided into three types: chronic simple pharyngitis, chronic hypertrophic pharyngitis, and atrophic/dry pharyngitis. Regardless of the type of pharyngitis, patients often present with symptoms such as a foreign body sensation in the throat, slight sore throat, dry cough and itching, excessive sputum, and burning throat. They often feel tired when speaking, feel nauseous when brushing their teeth and rinsing their mouths in the morning, and are prone to dry heaving. When the condition is serious, it is difficult to drink water or eat, and the throat will feel blocked. Therefore, if your throat feels blocked, you must be alert to the onset of chronic pharyngitis and seek medical attention in time.

Etiology

As a common disease in life, chronic pharyngitis is a diffuse pharyngeal lesion with varying degrees of inflammation in the pharyngeal mucosa. This disease is more common in adults, and its main causes include untimely treatment of acute pharyngitis or repeated attacks, long-term exposure to harmful gas stimulation or dust environment, irritation of nasal secretions from sinusitis, long-term history of excessive smoking and drinking or staying up late, and many other bad living habits, physical deterioration, allergic constitution, etc. In addition, chronic pharyngitis, as a local manifestation, can also be caused by systemic diseases such as anemia, nephritis, diabetes or cirrhosis, thereby affecting the patient's quality of life.

Self-diagnosis points

Discomfort in the throat, blocked throat, obvious foreign body sensation, usually feeling like something is stuck in the throat or like a leaf is stuck, which is difficult to get rid of by coughing, always coughing, feeling dry, swollen, itchy or blocked throat, etc. I feel sore throat when I wake up in the morning, cough and clear throat with thick phlegm, and feel nauseous easily. Of course, similar symptoms may also appear in the early stages of hypopharyngeal and esophageal cancer, which require detailed examination for differentiation.

Having said that, I believe everyone has a detailed understanding of the problem of why the throat is blocked. The so-called throat blockage is actually difficulty in swallowing, which is also a typical symptom of chronic pharyngitis. Patients with pharyngitis are advised to seek medical treatment without delay. Since pharyngitis is a common disease, male friends who are addicted to smoking and drinking are particularly prone to the disease and should pay attention to active prevention.

Medical Guide

1. Actively eliminate the pathogenic factors related to pharyngitis, including the treatment of primary diseases such as sinusitis, anemia, and nephritis. Improve nutrition and persist in physical exercise. Quit smoking and drinking, avoid eating irritating foods, stay away from dust or irritating gases. If you cannot avoid it, you should take precautions and wear a mask.

2. During the acute attack period, you can take antibiotics as prescribed by the doctor, but avoid taking antibiotics on your own at other times. Supplement vitamin C according to your personal situation.

3. Don’t just drink water soaked with Plantago ovata.

4. Hypertrophic pharyngitis can be treated with standard treatments, such as laser ablation, microwave coagulation, etc.

5. Provide targeted treatment according to the type of pharyngitis. You can use compound borax solution or furacillin solution for local application, or you can gargle with light salt water, or take various throat protection products sublingually.