Acute pharyngitis and chronic pharyngitis can both cause cough and sputum symptoms, which need to be selected according to the cause and symptomatic treatment. 1. Acute pharyngitis: may be caused by bacterial or viral infections, patients will cough, cough sputum, pharyngeal discomfort and so on. Anti-infective treatments such as ribavirin or penicillin are often chosen according to the type of causative organisms. Gargles with disinfecting and sterilizing effects on the oral cavity, such as compound boric acid solution, iodine laryngeal tablets and dulcetonilfen tablets, etc., can be used to improve the symptoms. 2. Chronic pharyngitis: Chronic pharyngitis has many causes such as recurrent infections, long-term smoking or alcoholism, etc., which can cause coughing symptoms. You need to quit smoking and drinking, and actively treat rhinitis and bronchitis. Local treatment such as for simple pharyngitis use of furacilin solution and other gargles, tablets such as peppermint throat tablets, etc., for hypertrophic pharyngitis can be used laser or cryotherapy. It is recommended that patients with pharyngitis coughing symptoms, go to the hospital in time for a detailed examination, to clarify the cause of the disease and the extent of the disease, and follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the use of drugs and treatment.