What to do about painful lymph nodes in the neck

The main causes of neck lymph node pain include inflammation, tuberculosis, etc. It is necessary to improve the symptoms and relieve the discomfort through general treatment and medication after clarifying the causes. 1. Inflammation: It is recommended to eat a light diet, have a regular work and rest schedule, quit smoking and drinking, and avoid stress and anxiety. For bacterial infection caused by swollen lymph nodes in the neck, you can take amoxicillin, azithromycin, cefaclor and other antibiotics; viral infection caused by swollen lymph nodes, you can take acyclovir, ribavirin treatment. 2. Tuberculosis: tuberculous lymphadenitis on the neck, with low afternoon fever, night sweats, emaciation and other symptoms of tuberculosis poisoning, need to carry out standardized anti-tuberculosis treatment, the clinical often combined with the application of anti-tuberculosis drugs, including streptomycin, ethambutol, pyrazinamide, rifampicin, isoniazid and other treatment. Due to the diversity of causes and individual differences, the drugs are not absolutely the most effective, and need to be standardized under the guidance of the doctor to use, the emergence of adverse reactions should be timely consultation, drug allergy is prohibited to use. After actively cooperating with the doctor to receive standardized treatment, can significantly relieve discomfort, improve the prognosis of the disease.