The difference between plum nucleus qi (similar to pharyngeal dysphagia) and reflux pharyngitis is mainly due to the difference in pathogenesis and some of the clinical signs and symptoms.
Plum nucleus qi belongs to a kind of Chinese medicine disease, which is mainly caused by emotional and emotional disorders, and is mainly manifested as a foreign body sensation in the throat, which can not be spit out and swallowed, without accompanied by pain. There is no obvious abnormality in the examination of the throat and esophagus.
Reflux pharyngitis belongs to a kind of western medicine disease, mostly related to gastrointestinal diseases, vegetarian favorite food to promote the secretion of gastric acid, bad habits related to clinical symptoms, although the same foreign body sensation in the throat, but the most common clinical symptoms for hoarseness, which can be accompanied by a burning sensation, frequent clearing of the throat and dry cough, and a small portion of the patients can also appear acid reflux heartburn performance.
Indirect laryngoscopy or fiberoptic (electronic) nasopharyngolaryngoscopy is often seen in the posterior joint region of the vocal folds edema, erythema, and diffuse edema of the vocal folds. In severe cases, vocal cord granulomas, Renk interstitial edema, loss of laryngeal chambers, contact ulcers, and subglottic stenosis are seen.
If related symptoms appear, please seek medical treatment in time, take medication under the guidance of physicians, do not diagnose and treat on your own, so as not to delay the condition.