Is sore throat caused by inflammation?

Sore throat is a disease that has a great impact on everyone's life. It not only affects our daily communication, but also causes obvious tingling in the throat when swallowing. A sore throat is just a symptom, and is mainly caused by disease inside the human body. Many people believe that if you get a sore throat, you will have a sore throat. So, is sore throat caused by getting angry?

Is it true that sore throat is caused by inflammation?

A sore throat can feel like pain, roughness, and tingling in the throat (pharynx), often caused by infection or local irritation.

According to traditional Chinese medicine, sore throat can be divided into deficiency and excess. Excessive symptoms are mostly caused by wind evil invading the lungs, or excessive heat in the lungs and stomach; deficiency symptoms are often related to yin deficiency, excessive fire, and deficiency of qi and blood. Among them, excessive heat in the lungs and stomach and excessive fire due to yin deficiency are what we call "getting angry", so sore throat is indeed partly caused by getting angry.

2. What are the characteristics of sore throat caused by internal heat?

The typical characteristics of sore throat caused by internal heat are mainly pharyngeal symptoms. At the beginning of the disease, the throat will feel dry, itchy and burning, and gradually there will be pain. The pain will worsen when swallowing, and the saliva will increase, and even swallowing may be difficult. If the lateral pharyngeal cord is affected, there will be obvious ear pain. Weak adults, children or severe cases may be accompanied by fever, headache, loss of appetite, hot hands and feet, hot flashes, night sweats, yellow or red urine, and dry and hard stools.

3. What other factors can cause a sore throat?

Heat on the upper body and cold on the lower body

Heat on the upper body and cold on the lower body is what we often call the rising of false yang.

Common symptoms for such patients are recurrent sore throat, toothache, and mouth ulcers, often accompanied by a cold stomach and loose stools. They get sore throats after taking tonic medicines and have diarrhea after taking heat-clearing medicines, etc. The sore throat caused by this situation should be treated by the method of directing the fire back to its origin.

Yin deficiency and excessive fire

Yin deficiency and excessive fire, common symptoms include sore throat, hot sensation in the five parts of the body, dry mouth and eyes, night sweats, insomnia, nightmares, etc.

At this time, the effect of using heat-clearing and detoxifying drugs is not good, because the bitter and cold ingredients damage the yin, and the symptoms may worsen after using the heat-clearing and detoxifying drugs. At this time, we need to use the method of nourishing yin and clearing heat or even nourishing yin and relieving fire.

Liver depression

Most patients with this type of sore throat are women. They are neither cold nor hot, and they do not have yin deficiency. However, every time they get angry or in a bad mood, the symptoms of their throat will occur immediately. This is obviously related to their emotions, which is what we often call liver depression. This type of patients often have symptoms of spleen deficiency such as abdominal distension, fatigue, and weakness. At this time, the treatment effect of using the method of strengthening the spleen and soothing the liver is also very good.

How to relieve a sore throat

Drink salt water

If the throat pain is not severe and the local inflammation is mild, drinking or gargling with light salt water in moderation can have a mild bactericidal effect and relieve pain. However, it should be emphasized that the best saline concentration is close to normal saline, and it is best to use warm water. Too concentrated water will aggravate the pain.

Eat a light diet

The diet should be light and easy to digest. Eating more vegetables and fruits, such as water chestnuts, cucumbers, loofahs, bitter melons, pears, etc., can clear away heat and detoxify, promote salivation and relieve sore throat without hurting the yang energy; adding appropriate amounts of lilies, rock sugar, yam, coix seeds, glutinous rice, etc., which can be used as both medicine and food, can also nourish yin and moisten dryness, clear the throat and relieve sore throat. When the seasons change, cook more porridge, such as vegetable porridge; eating more sour foods, such as black plum, hawthorn, etc., can also help with dry and sore throat.

Drinking scented tea

Honeysuckle is sweet and cold in nature. It has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, soothing the throat, relieving heat and relieving restlessness. Jasmine is bitter, sweet and cool in nature. It has the effects of clearing the liver and improving eyesight, and has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects. It has a certain effect on sore throat caused by yin deficiency and excessive fire, and liver fire. It should be noted that tea should not be consumed excessively or for a long time, as it can easily cause stomach discomfort. In addition, herbal teas such as rose, chrysanthemum, etc., and medicinal teas such as monk fruit, sterculia lychnophora, imperata root, and ophiopogon japonicus are all good choices.

Increase room humidity

People who work or study in a dry environment for a long time are more likely to experience symptoms such as nasal congestion, sore throat, dizziness, and headache. Increasing the relative humidity in the room can help relieve sore throat. In daily life, you should open windows frequently for ventilation, because the humidity of outdoor air is relatively higher than that of indoor air, and air convection can effectively increase the humidity of indoor air. Planting green plants can also help maintain proper humidity in the room. To improve dry throat, you should also pay attention to drinking enough water. Water is the best moisturizer for our throat.

If you experience difficulty swallowing and hoarseness due to throat pain, you should consider other causes and go to the hospital for medical treatment in time.