Acute laryngitis, an acute diffuse catarrhal inflammation of the laryngeal mucosa, also known as acute simple laryngitis, is one of the common acute infectious inflammatory diseases of the respiratory tract in otorhinolaryngology. Acute laryngitis has symptoms such as hoarseness, laryngeal pain and increased laryngeal secretions.
Since the laryngeal mucosa is continuous with the pharynx and nasal mucosa, when acute rhinitis or acute pharyngitis occurs, the inflammation can diffuse to the laryngeal mucosa, resulting in an acute laryngitis attack; it can also cause an acute inflammatory attack of the laryngeal mucosa alone. Because of the presence of the vocal fold and the vocal cords in the larynx, the first symptom is hoarseness when there is acute inflammation of the laryngeal mucosa. This is due to the loss of elasticity of the vocal cords when they are inflamed and swollen, resulting in a lower and coarser pitch when pronouncing words; in severe cases, the voice becomes hoarse. Acute inflammation of the mucous membrane of the larynx can result in mild pain and dryness in the larynx and other discomfort. Acute laryngitis may also present with increased laryngeal secretions, often accompanied by coughing; early dry cough without sputum, and late mucopurulent secretions may appear. If acute laryngitis is caused by acute rhinitis and acute pharyngitis, it is accompanied by corresponding symptoms in the nose and throat.
The main treatment of acute laryngitis is to visit the otolaryngology department as soon as possible and apply broad-spectrum, adequate amount of sensitive antibiotics and glucocorticoids for treatment as early as possible under the guidance of the doctor. Pay attention to vocal fold rest and do not pronounce or pronounce less.