The difference between allergic cough and pharyngitis can be made in terms of their causes and symptoms, and treatment. 1. Causes: allergic cough is mainly due to contact with allergens, such as pollen, dust mites, resulting in irritating cough; pharyngitis is mainly due to upper respiratory tract infections, bad habits and other factors. 2. Symptoms: Allergic cough is mainly characterized by sudden irritating cough, which may even cause asthma; pharyngitis may be accompanied by dry throat, sore throat, foreign body sensation and other symptoms in addition to irritating cough. 3. Treatment: allergic cough is mainly to anti-allergy, such as loratadine, cetirizine; pharyngitis is mainly anti-inflammatory, such as cefuroxime, amoxicillin, with furacilin liquid for gargling. Allergic cough symptoms and pharyngitis have a certain difference, it is recommended that patients seek medical treatment in a timely manner to clarify the diagnosis, under the guidance of the doctor to take standardized treatment, not to ignore the symptoms, to take it lightly.