How to judge pharyngitis?

Pharyngitis is a common disease, which can occur in both adults and children. When children suffer from pharyngitis, they may have symptoms such as cough, dyspnea and expectoration, which will affect their eating, speaking and normal life. Therefore, parents should know these symptoms in detail, so as to better judge the condition through their children's symptoms and treat them in time. The specific symptoms are as follows:

First, if it is chronic hypertrophic pharyngitis, it will cause discomfort and pain in the child's throat, or itching and dryness, and sometimes there will be burning, smoking and foreign body sensation. , and can appear irritating cough, early can cough up secretions. In addition, pharyngitis can also lead to thickening of the pharyngeal mucosa, and viscous or purulent secretions can appear in the posterior pharyngeal wall.

Second, if it is streptococcal pharyngitis, the onset is generally acute. At first, the throat will be dry and hot, and then there may be symptoms of sore throat. The symptoms of sore throat are more obvious when the throat is empty than when eating. Severe children may be accompanied by some systemic symptoms, such as chills, high fever, headache, sore limbs and so on. Sore throat will get worse gradually. If it is inflammation of the pharynx, it will lead to dysphagia and pain, and it will also be accompanied by earache. Inflammation of the lymphatic tissue at the root of the tongue can cause severe burning or stabbing pain, and the pain can radiate to both ears. If the inflammation involves the eustachian tube, ear tightness, tinnitus and hearing difficulties may occur. When the lesion involves the larynx, the child may have symptoms such as cough, hoarseness, difficulty breathing, and even convulsions in children with severe illness.

Third, children with chronic simple pharyngitis generally have no obvious systemic symptoms, mainly local symptoms, such as throat discomfort, itching and burning sensation in the throat, dryness and irritation, and some may have slight pain or cough and nausea.

Fourth, children with acute pharyngitis have an acute onset, which will lead to dryness and burning sensation in the pharynx at the beginning, and then there will be pain. There will be obvious pain when swallowing saliva, and it may also be accompanied by symptoms such as fever, headache, loss of appetite and sore limbs. If inflammation invades the throat, it may be accompanied by hoarseness and cough.