Why do I cough after laryngeal cancer surgery? Multiple reasons

Although the technology is advanced now, it does not mean that everyone will recover quickly after surgery. Some people with laryngeal cancer will continue to cough after surgery. This is mainly caused by factors such as tracheal cannula, mucosal incision sutures, and increased respiratory secretions.

No matter what type of cancer it is, it is very harmful to the human body. At present, the main method of curing various types of cancer in the human body is surgical therapy. However, this does not mean that surgery can completely heal the body. Some people may still have sequelae after the operation. Why do you cough after laryngeal cancer surgery?

1. Reasons for tracheal intubation

The reason why laryngeal cancer patients have coughing symptoms after surgery may be caused by the tracheal cannula. When the trachea is just cut, the patient may have more discomfort symptoms due to the initial wearing of the cannula, which may eventually cause certain irritation to the trachea, resulting in irritating dry cough symptoms in the body.

In addition, if the cannula is too large or bent too much, the distal end of the cannula may easily touch the anterior wall of the trachea, which may easily cause coughing symptoms. Common coughing symptoms are mainly postural coughing or induced coughing.

2. Increased respiratory secretions

After laryngeal cancer patients have undergone surgery, the trachea may be cut open due to fistula formation, which may change the integrity of the respiratory tract. At this time, the function of the mucosal fibers of the human respiratory tract may also change, which will eventually lead to an increase in the secretions in the throat. In addition, right after the surgery, the patient is afraid to forcefully expel the phlegm in the throat due to various reasons such as wound pain, which will eventually cause severe irritation to the tracheal wall, resulting in symptoms such as coughing. Usually at this time, the human body can also hear obvious sounds or sputum sounds in the cannula.

3. Mucosal incision suture factors

During the operation, the mucosal edema and inflammatory reaction may cause the throat mucosa to become unresponsive, which may cause saliva swallowing difficulties. At this time, the throat mucosa will be irritated by the thread ends, so there will be severe coughing symptoms.