What to do if pharyngitis affects your singing

Pharyngitis can be categorized into acute pharyngitis and chronic pharyngitis according to the course of the disease, and regardless of the type of pharyngitis, it can have an impact on singing. Patients with pharyngitis can take general treatment, medication and other ways of treatment as prescribed by the doctor.
1. General treatment: pharyngitis can also be caused by inflammation of the respiratory tract or systemic diseases, patients should follow the doctor’s instructions to actively treat the original disease. In addition, they should drink more water, insist on outdoor activities, quit smoking, alcohol and other bad habits, and avoid contact with irritating gases.
2. Drug treatment:
(1) Acute pharyngitis: if there is no systemic symptom or the systemic symptom is mild, the medicines with cleaning and sterilizing effects, such as compound borax solution and iodine tablets, can be used according to the doctor’s instruction.
Severe, combined with bacterial infection, systemic symptoms are obvious, but also the joint use of sensitive bacteria antibiotics, such as penicillin, etc.; allergic reaction caused by pharyngitis, but also the use of dexamethasone or antihistamines (such as cetirizine, loratadine, etc.).
(2) Chronic pharyngitis: patients with chronic simple pharyngitis can follow the doctor’s instructions to use compound chlorhexidine gargle, furacilin solution and other gargles; patients with chronic hypertrophic pharyngitis in addition to the above treatments, but also to take the laser, low-temperature plasma and other treatments.
Patients with atrophic pharyngitis and dry pharyngitis can use 2% iodized glycerin to smear the affected area and take oral vitamin A, B2, C, E, etc. to promote the growth of mucosal epithelium.
All of the above drugs need to be used under the guidance of a doctor, it is recommended that patients with pharyngitis go to the hospital in a timely manner, and actively cooperate with the doctor’s examination and treatment, so as not to affect the quality of life.