A sore throat and neck can be caused by acute pharyngitis, acute tonsillitis, peritonsillitis, and subacute thyroiditis. 1. Acute pharyngitis: in addition to pain, usually accompanied by burning, dryness of the pharynx, and will be aggravated by coughing and swallowing, which can lead to hoarseness and difficulty in speaking, it is recommended to go to the hospital for diagnosis in a timely manner, and under the guidance of the doctor to take heat-cleansing and anti-inflammatory drugs for treatment. 2. Acute tonsillitis: In addition to sore throat, usually accompanied by high fever, chills, sore throat and swelling of the lymph nodes in the neck, etc., need to be under the guidance of the doctor on the use of antibiotics sensitive to the causative organisms for treatment. 3. Peritonsillitis: at this time, the patient’s pain symptoms will be further aggravated, dysphagia, etc., need to be given intravenously under the guidance of the doctor anti-inflammatory drugs and hormones, if the severity of the formation of peri-tonsillar abscess, this time, need to carry out incision and drainage of pus. 4. Subacute thyroiditis: It is also a common clinical disease, manifested as neck pain, easy to miss the diagnosis. Clinical palpation of the neck can have obvious pressure pain, through the thyroid ultrasound and thyroid function tests can assist in the diagnosis. Symptomatic treatment with glucocorticoids and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory analgesics is required. If you have the above symptoms, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time for examination, clarification of the cause and rational treatment.