Sore throat and hoarseness

Sore throat is a very common symptom. Fever, cold, pharyngitis and other diseases can cause sore throat. If you have a sore throat, you must go to the hospital in time to find out the cause, and then receive symptomatic treatment based on the cause. In addition, in daily life, people who often suffer from sore throats and hoarse voices can undergo diet therapy. Specific diet therapy methods include: eating mixed white fungus, eating mixed celery, drinking strong herbal tea, inhaling wind oil, applying cold compress to the neck, etc.

1. What should I do if I have a hoarse throat?

1. Mix and eat with Tremella. Wash and soak the white fungus, tear it into strips and pieces, blanch it with boiling water, rinse it with cold boiled water, then add vinegar and eat it twice a day with no limit on the amount. You will see improvement after 2 days.

2. Mix and eat with celery. Wash and cut the celery, blanch it, add vinegar and eat it, a small plate at a time, twice a day.

3. Drink strong herbal tea. Use boiling water to make a large cup of strong tea with 25 grams of tea leaves, and drink it regularly after it cools down.

4. Fengyoujing is attractive. Pour a few drops of medicated oil on a clean handkerchief, place it on the nostrils and inhale, 4 to 6 times a day.

5. Apply cold compress to your neck. Soak a towel with cold or ice water and apply it to the front neck and throat for about 20 minutes, 3-4 times a day.

6. Take 6 grams each of mint and chrysanthemum, brew with boiling water and drink as tea, one dose per day.

2. How to protect your throat

The throat is not only the necessary path for normal breathing, but also an important voice box. Therefore, everyone should pay attention to protecting their voice, especially teachers, actors, and broadcasters.

First of all, we should pay attention to persist in outdoor activities to enhance the body's defense against disease and avoid the occurrence of pharyngitis and laryngitis.

The second is to develop good throat hygiene habits. Rinse your throat with clean water before and after meals, drink more tea and keep your throat clean. Smoking and drinking should be done in moderation, otherwise it will irritate the throat tissue and cause chronic inflammation.

If your throat becomes uncomfortable, itchy, dry or burning, hot fumigation can be used. The method is to breathe into a steaming teacup or teapot with your mouth, and the discomfort will soon disappear. You can also pour about 30 ml of compound benzoin tincture into a large pot with about 500 ml of boiling water, and breathe into the hot steam. It is possible to also use chrysanthemum, honeysuckle or puffed sea to make tea.

3. Treatment of hoarseness

Hoarseness and aphonia are common problems faced by people who need to speak for a long time or do not use their throat properly. If hoarseness persists for more than two weeks, it is best to see an ENT doctor for examination and treatment. Generally speaking, silent rest is the best way to treat hoarseness. As for vocal calluses, surgery is not necessarily required. Speech therapy can be done first. Only when the nodules are too large or speech therapy is ineffective, laryngeal endoscopic microsurgery is necessary.