What is pharyngitis? What caused it? How to prevent it?

Although society is constantly progressing, life is getting worse and worse. It is difficult for us to breathe clean air and drink clean water. So what causes pharyngitis? How to prevent it?

What causes pharyngitis?

1. Acute pharyngitis:

It is usually caused by viruses, and secondarily by bacteria. It is most common in winter and spring. It is often secondary to acute rhinitis, acute sinusitis, acute tonsillitis, and is often a complication of infectious diseases such as measles, influenza, and scarlet fever. Catching cold, fatigue, long-term stimulation by chemical gases or dust, excessive smoking, etc., can reduce the body's resistance and easily promote the onset of the disease.

2. Chronic pharyngitis:

It is mainly due to repeated attacks of acute pharyngitis due to incomplete treatment, turning into a chronic disease, or due to various nasal diseases, nasal obstruction, long-term mouth breathing, physical, chemical factors, neck radiotherapy, etc. that often stimulate the pharynx. Various chronic diseases throughout the body, such as anemia, constipation, chronic inflammation of the lower respiratory tract, cardiovascular disease, etc., can also cause this disease secondarily.

Detailed analysis of pharyngitis 1. Diagnosis:

1. Acute pharyngitis:

In adults, the main symptoms are in the pharynx. At the beginning of the disease, the pharynx will feel dry, itchy, and burning, and gradually become painful. The pain worsens when swallowing, and the saliva increases. If the lateral pharyngeal cord is affected, there will be obvious ear pain. For weak adults or children, systemic symptoms are obvious, including fever, chills, headache, loss of appetite, and sore limbs.

2. Chronic pharyngitis:

The patient feels discomfort in the throat, which may be dry, itchy, or swollen, with excessive secretions and burning pain, nausea, a foreign body sensation, and difficulty in coughing up or swallowing. The above symptoms worsen when talking a lot, eating irritating foods, feeling tired, or when the weather changes. Breathing and smoking are unobstructed.

3. Pharyngitis, glossitis, and gingivitis: The oral mucosa is a covering organ that separates the interior of the oral cavity from the submucosal organs. The function of the oral membrane is to protect the submucosal organs and to receive and transmit stimuli from the external environment. Since the oral cavity is the gateway to the digestive system and is responsible for functions such as chewing and speaking, the oral mucosa is susceptible to direct mechanical, chemical and bacterial damage, which often results in mucosal erosion. In addition, some systemic diseases may cause oral mucosal damage in the early stages. Clinically, different names are given according to the scope and location of the lesion. If the lesion affects multiple mucosa in the oral cavity, it is called stomatitis; if it only invades the gingival mucosa, it is called gingivitis; if it manifests on the tongue mucosa, it is called glossitis.

4. Tonsillitis: generally refers to non-specific inflammation of the palatine tonsils, which can be divided into acute tonsillitis and chronic tonsillitis. Acute tonsillitis is mostly caused by bacterial or viral infection when the body's resistance is reduced. It has an acute onset, with sore throat as the main symptom, accompanied by chills, fever, headache and other symptoms. It is a common disease in children and adolescents. Chronic tonsillitis is caused by repeated attacks of acute tonsillitis, which is characterized by dry throat, a feeling of blockage, sticky secretions that are difficult to cough up, and bad breath. Repeated attacks can induce other diseases, such as chronic nephritis, arthritis, rheumatic heart disease, etc.

5. Acute epiglottitis: It is an acute inflammatory lesion of the epiglottic mucosa. If not treated in time, it often leads to abscess formation, which can be seen in both children and adults. Acute epiglottitis generally occurs in children and elderly and frail patients. Because the tissue spaces around the epiglottis are loose, acute and severe edema is likely to occur once inflammation occurs. The onset is rapid and can easily cause breathing difficulties. He died due to suffocation and lack of time for rescue.

2. Prevention:

1) Pay attention to the combination of work and rest, avoid cold, and rest in bed during the acute phase.

2) People who are frequently exposed to dust or chemical gases should wear masks, face shields and other protective measures.

3) Drink more boiled water with light salt, eat easily digestible food, and keep bowel movements smooth.

4) Avoid smoking, drinking, spicy food, food that is too cold, too hot, and irritating food with fishy smell.

5) Pay attention to oral hygiene and develop the habit of rinsing your mouth after meals to prevent bacteria from growing.

6) Foods such as amaranth, honey, tomatoes, carambolas, lemons, green fruits, kelp, radish, sesame, raw pears, water chestnuts, Imperata root, and sugarcane have the effects of clearing away heat and reducing annealing, and nourishing the yin fluid of the lungs and kidneys. You can eat them in moderation.

7) Keep the indoor air circulating.

8) Do not talk for a long time, and avoid shouting at the top of your voice.