The best treatment for sore throat

When you have a sore throat, you should master some simple, healthy and effective methods. This will not only prevent the inflammation from getting worse, but also help alleviate the condition. During sore throat, it is best to go to the hospital for a relative respiratory tract examination to determine whether there is a bacterial infection and whether anti-inflammatory drugs are needed, while also coordinating with Chinese medicine.

Treatment

Departments: Internal Medicine, Respiratory Medicine, Otolaryngology, Otolaryngology

1. Perform symptomatic treatment, maintain smooth bowel movements, and drink plenty of water.

2. Those with fever should use antibiotics (penicillin, cefotaxime), sulfonamides and antiviral drugs (such as morphine, amantadine, viroline, etc.).

3. For local treatment, you can gargle with 1:5000 furacilin solution or compound borax solution, dissolve dulefen, chlorhexidine, mint tablets or iodine tablets in your mouth, or inhale antibiotics and hormones by nebulization.

4. Treatment with traditional Chinese medicine: For patients with severe aversion to cold, mild fever, no sweating and floating pulse, Mahuang Decoction can be taken orally. If the fever is severe and the aversion to cold is mild, Yinqiao Powder can be taken internally. Niuhuang Jiedu Pills, Jiedu Xiaoyan Pills, and Liushen Pills can also be taken internally. For local treatment, you can use Bingpengsan or Xileisan powder and blow it into the throat. Acupuncture at the cheek-cartilage, hegu, shaoshang points or mandibular angle blockade can relieve inflammation and has an especially good analgesic effect.

Inspection method

Common inspection items

White blood cell differential count

MRI of the nasopharynx

The oropharyngeal mucosa shows acute diffuse congestion and swelling. The lymphoid follicles on the posterior pharyngeal wall are bulging and congested. When the lateral pharyngeal cord is affected, longitudinal cord-like bulges can be seen on the outer wall of the oropharynx, which also appear congested. When the infection is severe, edema may occur in the uvula and soft palate. The lymph nodes at the mandibular angle may be enlarged and tender. The severity of this disease is related to many factors. If it is a highly virulent bacterial infection, the total white blood cell count and neutrophil classification in the peripheral blood will be very high, and the systemic symptoms will be severe. To identify the pathogenic bacteria, throat swab culture and bacterial sensitivity tests are often used.