Sore throat is a relatively common clinical symptom. Many diseases may cause the occurrence of sore throat, such as: acute pharyngitis, acute tonsillitis, peri-tonsillitis, peri-tonsillar abscess, and acute epiglottitis. Most of the more common causes are bacterial infections, viral infections or a mixture of bacteria and viruses.
Therefore, when treating a sore throat, oral medications may be preferred if the pain is not very pronounced. The drugs that can be taken orally are antibiotics: penicillin antibiotics or cephalosporin antibiotics are preferred, such as amoxicillin, cefradine, cefuroxime, cefdinir, etc.; antiviral drugs are also taken orally, for example, antiviral oral solution and Vitamin C Yinchao tablets, etc. If the pain is obvious, intravenous infusion treatment can be used, and some glucocorticoids, such as dexamethasone and prednisone, can be added as appropriate; when accompanied by obvious high fever and other symptoms, oral antipyretic and analgesic drugs can be taken. If a patient has a sore throat with significant breathing difficulties, he or she may have acute epiglottitis, which requires timely examination by a doctor. If the diagnosis of acute epiglottitis is confirmed, it is best to be hospitalized for observation because acute epiglottitis may endanger the patient’s life if the condition is severe.
If the sore throat does not improve even with medication, it is best to go to the hospital and ask a doctor to examine it, and an electronic nasopharyngoscopy can be done to clarify the diagnosis and treat the symptoms. (Specific medication, please combine with clinical, subject to the guidance of the doctor interview)