The swelling of the uvula feels like there is a foreign body in the throat, may be tonsillitis, pharyngitis, acute epiglottitis and other diseases, need to take treatment according to the specific causes, commonly used medication, surgical treatment and other therapeutic measures.
1. Tonsillitis: tonsillitis can lead to the phenomenon of patients with enlarged uvula feeling a foreign body in the throat, patients can follow the doctor’s instructions to use cefixime tablets, roxithromycin tablets and other antibiotics. Patients such as purulent tonsillitis recurrence, can be considered after the inflammation subsides can take surgical treatment, mainly for tonsil removal.
2. pharyngitis: for pharyngitis caused by the swelling of the uvula feel the phenomenon of a foreign body in the throat, the patient can follow the doctor’s instructions oral amoxicillin clavulanic acid potassium capsules, erythromycin capsules and other antibiotics, but also the use of glucocorticosteroids, such as prednisone, dexamethasone and so on. In addition, the patient can also follow the doctor’s instructions to use compound chlorhexidine gargle or compound borax gargle solution gargle.
3. Acute epiglottitis: Acute epiglottitis can also cause patients to have a swollen uvula and feel that there is a foreign body in the throat, patients can follow the doctor’s instructions to use amoxicillin, cephalexin and other antibiotics, can be used in conjunction with antibiotics + glucocorticosteroid nebulizer inhalation. This kind of situation because of vigilance for the rapid development of the disease appeared dyspnea situation.
Patients with symptoms of enlarged uvula feeling a foreign body in the throat, may also be caused by other diseases such as laryngitis, patients should seek medical treatment in a timely manner.