Dryness, tingling, and foreign body sensation in the throat are clinical manifestations of acute laryngitis. Acute laryngitis (acutelaryngitis) is an acute catarrhal inflammation of the laryngeal mucosa, often secondary to acute rhinitis, sinusitis, and acute pharyngitis, and is part of the entire upper respiratory tract infection, or can occur alone. Sometimes shouting, excessive use of the voice, and violent coughing can also cause acute laryngitis. If it occurs in children, the condition is more serious. So what is the diagnosis of dry and itchy throat? Examination of dry and itchy throat General systemic symptoms are not obvious, the lighter ones are only hoarseness, coarse, low and hoarse voice, which can be gradually aggravated and even complete loss of voice, laryngeal pain and general discomfort, individual patients may have fever and chills. Other symptoms are cough, sputum, dryness, tingling and foreign body sensation in the throat. Severe swelling of the larynx may also result in inspiratory dyspnea, but this rarely occurs in adults. Differential Diagnosis Dry and itchy throat easily confused symptoms Burning pain in the throat: The acute form of viral pharyngitis starts rapidly with the appearance of pinpoint-sized herpes, round or oval, isolated or clustered together in the pharynx and oral mucosa, tonsils and corners of the mouth, which soon rupture to form shallow ulcers covered with a yellowish pseudomembrane and bright red surrounding mucosa, accompanied by chills, fever, and burning pain in the throat. Throat tingling is a symptom of object infarction, often object prick and bone. Throat tingling may also be a local manifestation of chronic laryngitis. Dryness and burning sensation in the throat: Zinc poisoning (zincpoisoning) is mainly due to the application of galvanized utensils for the preparation or storage of acidic beverages, when the acidic solution can decompose more zinc to cause poisoning. Other causes are the misuse of medicinal zinc oxide (often used as an astringent) or zinc sulfate (often used to treat conjunctivitis) or the absorption of zinc oxide (often a mild astringent or antiseptic puff) in large traumatic areas, etc. After the misuse of zinc salts, swelling of the mouth, pharynx and gastrointestinal cicatricial lips and vocal cords, abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, and water and electrolyte disorders are seen, and in severe cases, elevated blood pressure, shortness of breath, dilated pupils, shock, convulsions and other critical signs. After zinc oxide fume inhalation, dryness and burning sensation in the throat, hoarseness or even loss of voice, metallic taste in the mouth, chest canker, etc. may occur. Itching in the throat and mouth is one of the symptoms of eating sprouted potato poisoning. The throat is the general term for the pharynx and larynx, and its pain is mainly caused by inflammation, such as acute and chronic pharyngitis, laryngitis, tonsillitis, etc., in addition to trauma. Pain in the throat is the most common symptom of laryngitis, as well as itchy throat, dry throat, foreign body sensation in the throat and other discomforts.