Dumb throat with pain in swallowing may be caused by physiological factors or acute pharyngolaryngitis, laryngeal cancer and other diseases. According to the cause, general treatment, medication and surgery can be taken. 1. Physiological factors: prolonged talking, unscientific vocal methods, causing dryness of the mucous membrane of the throat, resulting in irritating pain in the throat, redness and swelling of the vocal cords, which can appear as a pain in the throat when swallowing saliva. Generally speaking, remove the causative factors, pay attention to the sound rest, and drink water appropriately so that the symptoms can be gradually improved. 2. Acute pharyngitis: it is the most common cause of “mute throat with pain when swallowing saliva”, combined with bacterial infection, you can use penicillin and other antibacterial treatments, and at the same time, use watermelon cream tablets, iodine laryngeal tablets and other proprietary medicines to alleviate the local symptoms. 3. Laryngeal cancer: Dumbness is an early symptom of some laryngeal cancers. Early laryngeal cancer may also manifest as discomfort in the throat, foreign body sensation, sore throat, etc. Surgical treatment is usually combined with radiotherapy. Generally, surgery is adopted, combined with radiotherapy and chemotherapy drugs such as cisplatin for comprehensive treatment. If your throat is mute and it hurts to swallow saliva, it may be other diseases. It is suggested to exclude physiological factors and consult doctor as soon as possible for clear diagnosis and early treatment, and follow the doctor’s instruction for the above medication.