What causes sore throat?

Sore throat is a common symptom among people. There are many reasons for sore throat. Colds, tonsils or tracheal inflammation can cause sore throat. Sinusitis and myocardial disease can also cause sore throat. We need to provide targeted treatment, choose treatment methods according to our own situation, and completely cure the disease. Let's take a look at what causes sore throat.

What causes sore throat? Any substance that irritates the throat and oral mucosa may cause sore throat. They include: viruses, bacterial infections, allergic reactions, dust, cigarettes, exhaust fumes, hot drinks or food. Tooth or gum infections sometimes affect the throat. Chronic coughing, extremely dry environment, gastroesophageal reflux and speaking too loudly can also irritate the throat. Hoarseness is a common accompanying symptom. Common diseases that cause sore throat symptoms include: systemic viral infection, mumps, pharyngitis or tonsillitis, colds, and pharyngitis.

During the acute inflammation stage of the nasopharynx, the patient will have a dry and painful feeling. At the same time, the vasodilation during the inflammation period will cause the patient to have a little blood in the mucus when he or she spits it out. Symptoms of inflammation in the oropharynx are mostly acute tonsillitis and acute pharyngitis, both of which are often related to colds. When the tonsils are acutely inflamed, the patient feels sore throat and has moderate or high fever. In severe cases, the tonsils may swell and become festered. The onset of acute pharyngitis is generally rapid. Inflammations of the laryngopharynx are mostly acute epiglottitis and acute laryngitis. Acute epiglottitis is one of the common critical diseases in otolaryngology. Most patients feel severe pain in the throat and are even afraid to swallow food. There is a watery sound when they speak. At the same time, there is a feeling of blockage in the throat. Severe cases can lead to breathing difficulties and endanger life. If patients encounter this situation, they must go to the hospital's ENT emergency department as soon as possible. When acute laryngitis occurs, the patient also has throat pain and a foreign body sensation in the throat, but there is an obvious difference from acute epiglottitis. The patient's voice is hoarse and not watery.

The above content is an introduction to what causes sore throat. I hope it can be of some help to you. The causes of sore throat include inflammatory and non-inflammatory. We need to separate them when treating them, choose the treatment method that suits us, and cure the disease. We should develop good eating habits in our lives to reduce harm to our bodies.