Dry, itchy throat and cough are caused by physiological reasons such as dry climate and consumption of spicy and irritating foods; pathological reasons include viral and bacterial infections, allergies causing pharyngitis and so on. The treatment is mainly for specific diseases, there is no simplest treatment for dry and itchy throat cough.
1. Physiological causes: dry climate, spicy stimulation, puffed food, fried nuts and other foods, so that the throat is stimulated, can cause dry throat cough, pay attention to drink more water, eat light, easy to digest food.
2. Viral and bacterial infections: viral and bacterial infections can also cause acute pharyngitis, which can be manifested as a dry, itchy throat and cough, and can be accompanied by severe fever and other systemic symptoms, the treatment requires the use of antibacterial drugs as well as antiviral drugs, such as Streptococcus haemolyticus infections can be treated with penicillin and so on.
3. Allergic pharyngitis: allergy can also cause pharyngitis, manifested as a dry, itchy throat and cough, treatment first to avoid contact with allergens, you can take anti-allergy drugs such as loratadine, can be combined with hormonal drugs such as dexamethasone.
Dry itchy throat cough can also be seen in other causes, it is recommended to exclude physiological causes, timely to the hospital, clear cause, timely treatment, so as not to delay the condition. All of the above drugs should be used under the guidance of a doctor.