Coughing and throat tickling may be associated with conditions such as chronic allergic pharyngitis, reflux pharyngitis and cough variant asthma. Depending on the cause of the disease and the extent of the condition, general treatment, medication and surgical treatment should be chosen. Different diseases and conditions require different treatments, and the most effective treatment is the one that suits your condition.
1. Chronic allergic pharyngitis: often after contact with allergens, allergic patients experience an allergic reaction of coughing and itching throat. It is necessary to effectively avoid contact with allergens, oral cetirizine and other antihistamines and methylprednisolone and other glucocorticoids. Budesonide suspension can be used for nebulized inhalation to reduce the inflammatory reaction.
2. Reflux pharyngitis: the mucous membrane of the pharynx, stimulated by the reflux of gastric contents, may undergo an inflammatory reaction, with symptoms of coughing and throat itching. On the basis of the above symptomatic treatment, oral lansoprazole and other acid-suppressing drugs and cisapride and other anti-reflux drugs. If the effect of conservative treatment is unsatisfactory, various types of gastric fundoplication can be chosen.
3. Cough variant asthma: it is an atypical asthma with chronic cough as the main symptom and the presence of airway hyperresponsiveness. Tickling cough, predominantly at night. Avoid contact with allergens, avoid excessive exercise can be applied β2 agonists, such as salbutamol; anticholinergic drugs, such as ipratropium bromide; glucocorticoids, such as prednisone.
When coughing and throat tickling occurs, you can actively seek medical treatment, systematic examination after a clear diagnosis, and follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the treatment.