Coughing while drinking water after thyroid surgery

Thyroid diseases are generally difficult to treat, and in severe cases, patients need surgery. Many people will choke and cough when drinking water after thyroid surgery. This is because after thyroid surgery, our throat will feel uncomfortable due to the wound, so it is particularly easy to choke when drinking water. So what should I do if I choke and cough when drinking water after thyroid surgery?

There are many reasons for recurrent coughing, such as bronchitis, pharyngitis, posterior nasal drip syndrome, gastric reflux irritation, etc. We should also pay attention to the possibility of diseases such as tuberculosis. In this case, it is better to check it in time, such as chest X-ray, blood routine, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, tuberculin test, etc., and formulate reasonable treatment measures according to the examination results. If organic diseases are excluded, you can take oral Ketaling capsules, honey-refined Chuanbei loquat paste, azithromycin and other drugs for treatment. If the treatment effect is not good, you can use Chinese medicine conditioning, find a qualified Chinese medicine doctor to prescribe symptomatic Chinese medicine after dialectical analysis, and insist on treatment.

If you have symptoms such as coughing when drinking water after thyroid surgery, it may be caused by damage to the superior laryngeal nerve on one side during the operation. This situation, like hoarseness, is a common adverse reaction after thyroid surgery and one of the common complications after surgery.

Choking and coughing when drinking water are caused by damage to your superior laryngeal nerve, which is a common complication of this operation. However, coughing up phlegm may be caused by a cold due to your recent decline in immunity. Relevant suggestions: Taking Euthyrox is to supplement thyroid hormone and prevent hypothyroidism, and thymosin is to increase immunity. These are very necessary for patients after thyroid surgery. There is no symptomatic medicine for the symptom of choking when drinking water caused by damage to the superior laryngeal nerve, unless the nerve is repaired.