Health Tips: What about chronic pharyngitis?

Chronic pharyngitis is a common respiratory inflammation in clinic, which mainly manifests as dry throat, itchy sensation, irritating cough and other symptoms. The course of the disease is prolonged and there is a risk of secondary reflux esophagitis, rheumatic heart disease and other diseases. It accounts for 15% ~ 20% of pharyngeal diseases, and its incidence is on the rise with the aggravation of environmental pollution.

Factors causing pharyngitis

First of all, in life, we all know that there are many factors that cause chronic pharyngitis. Studies have shown that the proportion of patients with chronic pharyngitis who have unhealthy lifestyles such as smoking and drinking is high. Smoking is one of the main causes of chronic pharyngitis, chronic bronchitis, emphysema and chronic airway obstruction. Long-term smokers and drinkers

Usually accompanied by a decline in the body's resistance. In the case of low immunity level, bacteria and viruses are easy to be infected repeatedly, which leads to obvious follicular proliferation and thickening of pharyngeal cord, and then chronic pharyngitis occurs.

Secondly, unhealthy lifestyle and obesity are not only closely related to the incidence and mortality of metabolic diseases, but also related to chronic pharyngitis. Long-term unhealthy lifestyle will reduce human immunity and easily lead to inflammatory reactions such as repeated infection of bacteria or viruses, which may lead to chronic pharyngitis. In addition, persistent obesity can cause impaired glucose tolerance, vascular endothelial dysfunction, high-level expression of reactive oxygen species and immune dysfunction, which may further trigger or promote the progress of chronic pharyngitis.

In addition, studies have shown that the prevalence of chronic pharyngitis in men is significantly higher than that in women. Considering that the proportion of unhealthy lifestyle and smoking in men is higher than that in women, it is suggested that the difference of prevalence rate of chronic pharyngitis between men and women may be related to the difference of lifestyle.

Combined therapy

causal treatment

Repeated infection of virus and bacteria is the main cause of chronic pharyngitis. For chronic pharyngitis caused by repeated virus infection, targeted treatment should be given first.

Antiviral treatment. Bacterial infection is also one of the main causes of chronic pharyngitis, among which α hemolytic streptococcus, haemophilus parainfluenzae and Staphylococcus epidermidis are the most common. For chronic pharyngitis caused by bacteria and mycoplasma infection, bacterial culture and drug sensitivity test of throat secretions can be carried out first, and corresponding antibiotics can be selected for treatment.

Atomizing inhalation

Atomization inhalation is the ultrasonic atomization of drugs and water into atomized particles through an atomizer, which is inhaled through the mouth, pharynx and respiratory tract, and plays the role of damp heat and hot compress at the same time. It is a local medication method for treating acute and chronic pharyngitis at present. The drug directly acts on the affected area, which can effectively increase the local drug concentration.

Other treatments

Including oral Yinhuang Hanhua tablets, watermelon frost and other drugs; Gargle with furacilin solution and compound borax solution; Silver nitrate cauterization and topical medicine for pharynx.