Does smoking have an effect on pharyngitis?

Pharyngitis people try not to smoke, smoking will damage the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract and surrounding tissues, which is not conducive to the recovery of pharyngitis. Smoking is also one of the triggering factors of pharyngitis.
Pharyngitis is an inflammation of the mucous membrane and submucosal tissues of the pharynx, and is divided into two types: acute pharyngitis and chronic pharyngitis. Patients with pharyngitis should pay attention to good habits, drink more water, avoid excessive use of the voice, eat a light diet, and avoid exposure to irritating gases.
Smoking will have a certain effect on pharyngitis, smoking smoke contains nicotine and other harmful chemicals, long-term smoking will stimulate the respiratory mucosa, including the posterior wall of the pharynx, tonsils and lymphatic tissues, resulting in respiratory mucosal congestion, swelling, affecting the function of the cilia, so that the airway self-cleaning ability to reduce the emergence of the pharynx dry itchy, pain, cough, cough sputum and other discomforts.
Pharyngitis patients should avoid smoking to avoid recurrent pharyngitis.