Drinking salt water for throat inflammation doesn’t help. Inflammation of the throat is common in acute pharyngitis, chronic pharyngitis, tonsillitis and other diseases, can be treated through general treatment, medication, surgery to treat the disease, drinking salt water has no therapeutic effect. 1. Acute pharyngitis: no systemic symptoms or mild symptoms, can be applied locally compound chlorhexidine gargle, with oral cleaning, sterilization. For the cause of the disease can be appropriate application of antiviral drugs such as oseltamivir, anti-viral infection treatment. If the bacterial infection can be antibiotic oral treatment, such as oral amoxicillin. 2. Chronic pharyngitis: insist on outdoor exercise, quit smoking and drinking, and keep the indoor air fresh. (1) chronic simple pharyngolaryngitis: available borax solution and other gargles, clean the throat, can also be contained in the mint throat tablets, etc., the pharyngeal swelling. (2) Chronic hypertrophic pharyngitis: if the effect is not good after the above treatments, laser and low-temperature plasma can be used to eliminate the hyperplastic lymphoid follicles. (3) Tonsillitis: Penicillin drugs such as amoxicillin are preferred during acute attack. In the chronic stage, the above gargle solution can be used to gargle, as well as the above tablets can be taken to clear heat and reduce swelling. It is recommended that patients do not use the method of drinking salt water to treat the disease, should seek medical attention in a timely manner to clarify the cause of the disease, the doctor’s guidance on symptomatic and causative treatment, the above drugs need to be used in accordance with the doctor’s instructions.