How to eliminate the foreign body sensation in the throat

The feeling of a foreign body in the throat may be one of the symptoms of chronic pharyngitis. You will often feel a foreign body in your throat. Although there will be no pain, swallowing saliva or food will feel uncomfortable, which will affect your diet. In severe cases, it may also cause symptoms such as dark tongue, depression, swollen throat, dryness, itching, nausea, etc.

Foreign body sensation in the throat:

If you often feel a foreign body sensation in your throat and the pain does not subside, it is a sign of pharyngitis. It is best to go to a regular hospital for examination and symptomatic treatment in time. If pharyngitis is not treated in time or recurs, it may become chronic; if the infection spreads upward and affects the ears and nose, it may lead to acute rhinitis, sinusitis, and acute otitis media. It can develop downward and invade the larynx, trachea and other lower respiratory tracts, causing acute laryngitis, tracheitis, bronchitis and pneumonia, which is very harmful to the body.

Life tips for foreign body sensation in throat

1. Pay attention to personal hygiene, brush your teeth every morning, evening and after meals, and maintain oral hygiene to reduce bacterial infection and protect the throat from inflammation.

2. Do not overuse your voice. Do not shout or sing loudly, so as to avoid the air flow vibrating the vocal cords violently, causing vocal cord fatigue or damage.

3. The indoor environment should have suitable temperature and humidity. Pay attention to ventilation and keep the air fresh. If the indoor air is dry, you can use a humidifier to increase the humidity to relieve the foreign body sensation in the throat caused by dryness.

4. Reduce stimulation, eat more light food, try to avoid external stimulation to the throat in life, and correct the habit of breathing through the mouth. The daily diet should mainly consist of light food, and eat more fresh vegetables, fruits and other acidic foods that nourish yin. You can eat some foods rich in collagen and elastin, such as pig's trotters, pig skin, fish, etc. You can also consume more foods rich in B vitamins, such as animal liver, lean meat, fish, fruits, vegetables, etc. You should eat less or no fried, spicy or irritating food.

5. Strengthening physical exercise is beneficial to enhancing immunity and maintaining a positive attitude.

6. Adjust your lifestyle. Long-term irregular lifestyle, fatigue, and mental stress can reduce the body's resistance, making it easy for bacteria and viruses to be repeatedly infected, which can cause chronic pharyngitis. Therefore, we should pay attention to adjusting our living habits in daily life.