What are the symptoms of throat edema?

As we all know, whether we are talking, eating or drinking, it all has to pass through the throat. Normally, we don’t feel anything, but once there are some problems in the throat, everyone will feel that everything is very difficult, such as not being able to speak loudly, feeling pain when swallowing food, and even drinking water can only be warm water, otherwise it will irritate the throat and make you feel more uncomfortable. In order to avoid more serious diseases caused by throat edema due to untimely discovery, let’s learn about the symptoms of throat edema.

1. What are the symptoms of throat edema?

Laryngeal edema is a disease in which laryngeal edema and pain are caused by the infiltration of tissue fluid in the relaxed part of the larynx.

The disease develops rapidly, especially in patients with hereditary vascular neuropathic allergy. Laryngeal wheezing, hoarseness, difficulty breathing, and even suffocation often occur within a few minutes. Laryngoscopic examination revealed diffuse edema and pallor of the laryngeal mucosa. Infectious patients may experience sore throat, wheezing, hoarseness and difficulty breathing within a few hours. Laryngoscopy showed that the laryngeal mucosa was dark red and edematous with a shiny surface.

The main symptoms are hoarseness, slurred speech, and a feeling of throat obstruction. Acute feeling of obstruction. Acute infectious laryngeal edema is accompanied by fever, sore throat, and in severe cases, laryngeal obstruction. Non-infectious cases have clinical manifestations of the primary disease. For example, in hereditary angioneurotic laryngeal edema, most patients begin to experience recurrent painless edema at the age of 10, with hard edema appearing on the eyelids, lips, face, and limbs, accompanied by light red spots. The mucosa of the upper respiratory tract and digestive tract also becomes edematous and is accompanied by corresponding symptoms. The urogenital system often has edema of the perineum, subcutaneous tissue and vaginal mucosa, and cerebral edema can cause symptoms of increased intracranial pressure such as headache.

2. What can I eat to cure throat edema?

1. First of all, when we know that the tonsils are swollen, our patients should try to eat less seafood. It is best to eat more liquid food. During this recovery period, we must pay attention to our patients to speak less and make less noise. If the pain is unbearable, we can pinch the Hegu point with our hands to relieve it.

2. Another thing is that we must make sure to keep the air quality moderate where we live. Because our tonsils are very fragile at this time, any carelessness will definitely aggravate the condition of tonsillitis, so during the period of tonsillitis, the indoor air must be kept fresh and flowing.

3. Also, patients must pay attention to eating more fruits and vegetables that are beneficial to tonsils during recovery. Because some fruits and vegetables can relieve symptoms such as fever or sore throat caused by inflammation. In addition, these fruits and vegetables are rich in vitamins, which are beneficial to the repair of tonsils. Finally, we want to say that it is best to stay at home and rest if your tonsils are inflamed, so as to avoid being irritated by the turbid air outdoors. If you must go out, be sure to wear a mask and some emergency medicines.