What are the dangers of laryngitis? 6 major hazards that cannot be ignored!

Viral colds are most likely to cause throat diseases. Common symptoms of pharyngitis are throat pain, swelling, and congestion, often accompanied by coughing, sputum, and other symptoms. If throat diseases are not treated early, they may lead to other diseases. So what are the dangers of pharyngitis?

1. Inflammation of the throat causes coughing and wheezing. The pharynx is the main channel connecting the human body with the outside world and has important functions such as defense, breathing, swallowing, and vocal resonance. Acute and chronic inflammation of the pharynx leads to pathological changes, which in turn lead to many respiratory diseases.

2. Swelling of the throat will affect swallowing of food. Inflammation or other lesions in the throat stimulate the nerves that control the esophagus, causing diaphragm spasm, and symptoms such as hiccups and a fullness under the heart.

3. There are endocrine organs such as thyroid gland, parathyroid gland, submandibular gland, parotid gland, etc. around the neck and throat. When there is inflammation or other lesions in the neck and throat, it is easy to spread to these endocrine organs through the branches of lymphatic vessels, causing corresponding endocrine organ lesions, endocrine disorders, and corresponding diseases. For example, upper respiratory tract infection may be complicated by mumps, thyroiditis, etc.

4. Inflammation of the throat can activate the body's immune system to attack invading bacteria and viruses and protect normal tissues. However, because throat irritants vary in strength and duration, these immune responses are sometimes insufficient and sometimes too strong. Insufficiency means low immunity, and excessiveness means enhanced immunity. Whether it is insufficient or excessive, systemic diseases will occur. For example, glomerulonephritis is the result of enhanced immunity to pharyngeal streptococci.

5. The head and body are connected and supported by the cervical vertebrae and muscles of the neck. The rotation of the head is the most frequent and flexible complex joint. Inflammation of the posterior pharyngeal wall can lead to instability of the cervical vertebrae and cervical spondylosis. Cervical spondylosis may be an important cause of hypertension, hypotension and blood pressure fluctuations. Inflammation of the posterior pharyngeal wall can spread to the soft tissue in the cervical spine area, stimulating the cervical sympathetic ganglia and causing dysfunction of the nerves that control the heart and vertebral arteries, resulting in symptoms such as palpitations, dizziness, and insomnia.

6. The foramen rupture emissary vein connects the extracranial pterygoid vein and pharyngeal vein with the intracranial cavernous sinus. The intracranial cavernous sinus is a very important tissue. When chronic inflammation of the pharynx invades the cavernous sinus, it can cause cavernous sinus thrombosis, resulting in symptoms such as fixed eyeball, diplopia, and headache.

Among the harms that laryngitis can bring to us, we can realize that even if the harm caused by laryngitis to us is not obvious within a period of time, if we ignore laryngitis, the harm it brings to us will become greater and greater over time, and in severe cases it may even endanger our lives. Therefore, we cannot ignore minor laryngitis, we must give it effective treatment in a timely manner.