We often say that pharyngitis is divided into two kinds of acute pharyngitis and chronic pharyngitis, the symptoms are different, now give you distinguish the following: 1, the symptoms of acute pharyngitis Acute pharyngitis starts more rapidly, the initial pharynx dry, burning, followed by pharyngeal pain, more serious when empty pharynx, pain can be radiated to the ear. The systemic symptoms are generally mild, but the degree varies depending on age, immunity, and virulence of viruses and bacteria, and in severe cases, fever, headache, loss of appetite, and aching limbs. -The duration of the disease is usually about 1 week. On examination, acute diffuse congestion of the oropharynx and nasopharyngeal mucosa, edema of the palatal arch and uvula, and redness and swelling of the lymphatic follicles and lateral cords of the posterior pharynx are seen. In cases of bacterial infection, yellowish-white exudate may appear in the center of the posterior pharyngeal lymphatic follicles. The submandibular lymph nodes are enlarged and have pressure pain. 2, the symptoms of chronic pharyngitis is mainly due to incomplete treatment of acute pharyngitis and recurrent episodes, becoming chronic, or because of various nasal diseases, nasal obstruction, long-term open-mouth breathing, as well as physical, chemical factors, neck radiation therapy and other frequent stimulation of the pharynx. Chronic systemic diseases, such as anemia, constipation, chronic inflammation of the lower respiratory tract, and cardiovascular disease, can also cause this disease. Patients feel discomfort in the pharynx, dryness, itchiness, swelling, more secretions and burning pain, easy nausea, foreign body sensation, coughing, swallowing, the above symptoms are aggravated when talking a little more, after eating irritating food, fatigue or weather changes. Breathing and swallowing are unimpeded. If you have these symptoms, you should seek medical attention in time and choose a good hospital and a good doctor for timely treatment and early recovery. My outpatients who are inconvenienced by late follow-up can contact me through telephone consultation and write down the previous outpatient treatment clearly; new patients who have not seen my clinic can also contact me first through telephone consultation and write down the symptoms and related treatment in advance to improve the quality of the call.