Winter is
Respiratory illness season
Everyone's "coughing sound"
Ups and downs
Many netizens said
I was "tricked" again
It is different from the symptoms of the previous cold
A lot of people reflected
Sore throat
Like a throat "swallowing a blade"
……
Related topics are on the hot search
Spark a lot of discussion
A new virus attacking the throat is coming?
"My throat was swollen overnight, and at first I thought it was an inflammation of the tonsils, and then I began to have a low-grade fever, and I had no strength all over my body, and my throat was so swollen that I couldn't even swallow water. On January 28, Ms. Wang, who works in Beijing, thought she had the new crown or flu at first, but all of them were "negative" when she checked out, and she began to take anti-inflammatory drugs as soon as her throat was swollen.
There are many netizens who are in a similar situation to Ms. Wang on social media, some netizens said, "I can't sleep for a week with a cough at night", "every time I swallow it, it's like swallowing a razor blade", "Is this a virus that specifically attacks the throat? The tonsils are suppurated, and the swallowing saliva hurts, it's been 9 days." ”
What kind of virus is the sudden onset of laryngitis?
On January 28, Hu Yang, deputy chief physician of the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine of Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, said in an interview that sore throat is common in acute inflammation of the throat, such as acute tonsillitis, acute pharyngitis, acute laryngitis, etc., which can cause sore throat. This pain is mostly caused by bacterial infection or viral infection, and can also be caused by bacterial and viral mixed infection, which is clinically manifested as sore throat, foreign body sensation in the throat, accompanied by painful swallowing, etc., and sometimes accompanied by systemic symptoms such as fever and fatigue.
Xie Jin, chief physician of the Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery of Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, said in an interview on January 23 that some acute pharyngitis is caused by viral infections, and different influenza viruses such as influenza A and influenza B may cause the same symptoms. It may also be common viruses, adenoviruses, etc., and ordinary viruses are sometimes not detectable by testing. Therefore, there will be people with sore throat, and they will go to the hospital to find out that it is not the current epidemic of viruses such as influenza A, influenza B and mycoplasma pneumonia.
Dr. Xie Jin said, "The symptoms of acute laryngitis are often acute at the beginning, and the dry, burning dry pain in the pharynx is often more pronounced when swallowing saliva than when eating, and this pain sometimes radiates to the ear, producing reflex pain. ”
In these cases, be sure to go to the hospital in time!
Dr. Xie Jin reminded that if his throat was swollen and sore so badly that he couldn't swallow his meal, he spoke like he was holding a rice ball. Or if the systemic symptoms are more obvious, such as fever, headache, and aching limbs, you should go to the hospital for treatment. In addition, if the cough and phlegm are very severe, then there may be problems not only with the upper respiratory tract, but also with the lower respiratory tract, bronchi, and lungs, in which case it is necessary to go to the hospital for further examination.
Dr. Hu Yang reminded that not all fever and sore throat are caused by the new crown and flu, so there is no need to be too nervous. When the above symptoms appear, some spicy and cool drugs can generally be used, such as pharyngitis tablets, Lanqin oral liquid, etc. In addition, you should also drink plenty of water, try to eat lightly, and develop good eating and living habits. "If there is no significant remission within one to two weeks, and the condition tends to worsen, it is recommended to go to the hospital for further examination to avoid problems such as lung infection. ”
How to relieve throat irritation?
Doctors are here to help!
Otolaryngologist:
1. Remove seasonal disease factors: actively and timely treat influenza to prevent the disease from progressing.
2. Symptomatic drug treatment: use appropriate antitussive drugs, expectorant drugs, lozenges, etc.
3. Ensure water intake: increase water intake appropriately, it is recommended to drink 2000 ml of water every day, and drink more tea soup that clears the lungs and moistens dryness, such as small hanging pear soup.
4. Enhance immunity: Diversify your diet, ensure high-quality protein intake, supplement fresh fruits and vegetables, combine proper exercise and adequate sleep, and increase your vitality.
5. Aerosol inhalation should be used for children with laryngitis, which can accelerate the improvement of children's symptoms and reduce the inflammatory effect.
Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine Physicians:
1. Drink plenty of water: Choose room temperature water, warm water, avoid overheating, or choose traditional Chinese medicine tea, such as fat sea tea, citrus tea.
2. Try to choose warm things: Compared with irritating foods and liquids at room temperature, people with sore throats are more likely to tolerate warm liquids and foods, such as warm water, tea, chicken broth, white porridge, etc. (warm, excessively hot food or liquids may burn the throat and aggravate the pain).
3. Eat some throat moisturizers: Honey and hard candies can also relieve sore throats to a certain extent, especially throat lozenges that contain mint. After eating, it feels cool and can make people forget about the pain in their throat for a while.
4. Improve air humidity: If the air is too dry and air pollution can aggravate sore throat, you can improve the ambient humidity through a humidifier to help alleviate the symptoms of sore throat.
When using a humidifier, try to choose purified water or boiled cold water, or choose a humidifier with sterilization function. After each use of the humidifier, clean it according to the instructions.
Also take care to stay away from secondhand smoke and avoid exposure to tobacco smoke to prevent smoke irritation from worsening.
TCM Practitioners:
In terms of traditional Chinese medicine, in addition to the fat sea tea and citrus tea mentioned by the two doctors above, patients can also add some bellflower and licorice.
Remind everyone to pay attention to the proper protection of the spleen and stomach when drinking herbal tea drinks (fat sea, mint, honeysuckle, chrysanthemum), especially people with cold and damp stomachs (people who are prone to stomach pain, abdominal pain, and diarrhea when eating raw and cold), you can put two red dates appropriately.
People with loose stools can add some tangerine peel as appropriate, people who often stay up late can add some wolfberry chrysanthemums, and people who talk a lot at work and have a dry mouth can add some black plum, American ginseng, etc.
Tips:
If the throat appears
The swelling was terrible
or systemic symptoms are more pronounced
Such as fever, headache, aching limbs, etc
It is recommended that you go to the hospital in time
Other than that
Everyone should also pay attention to personal hygiene
Develop good habits
I hope you all have a healthy and healthy Chinese New Year
Source | Health Times, Popular Science China