How to protect the throat

Hot and dry weather is most likely to hurt the throat. Some people in special occupations may have throat pain because they talk a lot. Some people may have throat pain due to colds. Throat pain may occur due to various reasons in daily life. Only active protection can prevent more serious problems with the throat. So how do you protect your throat? Here are some protection methods.

As the temperature rises in spring, the reproduction rate of various bacteria and germs increases, which can easily cause various respiratory diseases, especially pharyngitis. Many people will have a relapse of pharyngitis in spring, so preventive measures should be taken in advance. So, how to protect the throat and prevent pharyngitis in spring?

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the throat is the gateway to the lungs, and the yin of the lungs and kidneys must be nourished in the throat for speech. Lung dysfunction, insufficient body fluid, and virtual fire rushing up to the throat can cause chronic pharyngitis, which has symptoms such as dry mouth, itchy throat, swelling and pain, cough with a lot of sputum or dry cough without sputum.

Western medicine believes that chronic pharyngitis is a chronic inflammation of the pharyngeal mucosa, submucosa and lymphoid tissue. Patients feel discomfort in the throat, which may be dry, itchy, and swollen, with excessive secretions and burning pain, nausea, a foreign body sensation, inability to cough or swallow, talking too much, overeating irritating foods, and worsening symptoms when tired or the weather changes. There are many causes of chronic pharyngitis, such as repeated attacks of acute pharyngitis and diseases of adjacent organs (chronic tonsillitis, gingivitis, chronic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis), etc.

In spring, the respiratory tract's ability to resist germs decreases, making it easier to get pharyngitis. Upper respiratory tract infection, bad living habits (such as addiction to smoking, drinking and spicy food), and long-term living and working in an environment with poor air quality can all cause chronic pharyngitis.

Patients with pharyngitis can use Chinese medicines such as Ophiopogon japonicus, Rehmannia glutinosa, honeysuckle, chrysanthemum, licorice, etc. to make tea together, which can help produce body fluids and moisten dryness (people with weak spleen and stomach should not drink it). At the same time, it can also be combined with Bupleurum nebulization treatment, which directly acts on the throat area. The drug effect is exerted more quickly and can effectively cure chronic pharyngitis.

In terms of eating habits, we must resolutely abandon some bad eating habits, quit smoking, quit drinking, do not eat irritating foods, eat less fried and pickled foods, otherwise the pharyngeal mucosa will often be in a state of congestion. ;Eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, especially fruits rich in vitamins, such as kiwi, watermelon, fig, etc., and supplement with some refreshing, heat-removing, tender and juicy foods. You can gargle with light salt water in the morning and evening. After gargling, you may want to drink a glass of light salt water to clean and moisten the throat and prevent bacterial infection.

In addition, during the seasons of alternating cold and warm weather, you should pay attention to keeping warm, avoid shouting, and protect your throat. Avoid shouting too loudly in normal times, especially during training. Shout commands from low to high voices and gradually adapt. In addition, nasopharyngeal and oral diseases should be treated promptly.

Spring is the season most prone to respiratory infections, and the throat is most susceptible to serious inflammation. How do you protect the throat? The throat is a very important organ and can be protected using the above methods. You must pay attention to protective methods in your eating habits, eat less foods that irritate the throat, and pay attention to actively preventing infection.