Itchy throat after surgery is mostly caused by the body being stimulated by surgery, in a state of stress, and increased sensitivity of the sensory nerves in the throat. General treatment, medication and local treatment can be chosen to control the symptoms according to the degree of disease.
1. General treatment: Abstain from smoking and alcohol, and take a light diet. Correct constipation and indigestion, and avoid inhalation of dust and harmful gases. Treat systemic diseases to strengthen body resistance.
2. Medication: Oral pharyngitis tablets, throat clearing and pharyngeal granules and other Chinese medicines to reduce inflammation, oral loratadine, cetirizine and other antihistamines to improve the itchy throat. Appropriate supplementation of multivitamin therapy.
3. Local treatment: use compound borax gargle to gargle, take Dumiphene tablets, iodized throat tablets, Yinhuang tablets, watermelon cream lubricant tablets to alleviate the discomfort, and iodized glycerin to coat the posterior wall of the pharynx.
When itchy throat occurs after surgery, it is necessary to actively reflect with professional medical personnel, after systematic examination and clear diagnosis, follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the treatment.