If a patient has difficulty in swallowing when drinking water, the following aspects are mainly considered: First, there is inflammation inside the patient’s pharyngeal cavity, such as the patient has acute edematous pharyngitis or acute tonsillitis, and the pharyngeal cavity is obviously narrowed patients have particular difficulty in swallowing when drinking water, mainly because of pain. Second, the main consideration is the mucous membrane congestion and inflammation in the larynx, such as acute cleft edema, acute epiglottitis, the patient’s entire larynx mucous membrane is in a highly congested, edematous state, and in severe cases the patient will also have difficulty breathing, it is recommended that the patient actively symptomatic treatment. Third, the main consideration is that the patient has occupational changes in the esophagus, and there may be a swelling inside the esophagus that blocks the patient’s movement of swallowing, so it is recommended to go to the hospital for further examination.