What to do if you have a sore throat, earache or pain in swallowing

Throat pain ear pain swallowing pain may be acute pharyngitis, acute tonsillitis and other diseases lead to sore throat, swallowing aggravation, pain radiating to the ear, feasible general treatment, drugs, surgery and other treatment of the disease.
1. Acute pharyngitis
(1) General treatment: drink more water, avoid spicy and stimulating food, quit smoking and drinking. Ensure sleep and avoid overwork.
(2) Drug treatment: if the condition is mild and there is no systemic symptom, the patient can gargle with compound borax solution; take tablets such as iodine throat tablets and silver yellow tablets. Saline gargle can be used to keep the throat clean. If the systemic symptoms are serious, apply antibiotics to fight infection, such as amoxicillin clavulanate potassium, cefuroxime, etc.; antiviral drugs, such as ribavirin.
2. Acute tonsillitis
(1) General treatment: pay attention to rest, drink more water, avoid spicy and stimulating food, strengthen nutrition and unclog the bowels.
(2) Drug treatment: preferred penicillin antibiotics to treat the disease, according to the severity of the disease to determine the route of administration, such as medication 2-3 days of poor results, analyze the reasons for the replacement of antibiotics. Apply glucocorticosteroids, such as dexamethasone, as appropriate. Local application of compound borax solution and other gargles.
(3) Surgical treatment: If acute tonsil recurrence or complications occur, tonsillectomy treatment can be carried out according to medical advice.
It is recommended that patients seek timely and clear diagnosis, actively cooperate with the doctor’s treatment, the above drugs should be used in accordance with medical advice.