Phlegm in the throat may be related to colds, chronic laryngitis, reflux pharyngitis, etc., and need to be targeted according to the specific cause of the disease, and follow the doctor’s instructions for medication. Simply treating phlegm cannot get rid of phlegm from the root.
1. Colds: Some people with colds can recover on their own, so there is no need to take special treatment, while people with phlegm in the throat can dilute the phlegm by drinking water, which will encourage the phlegm to be discharged. Some patients may use expectorant medication if necessary, such as Ambroxol and Acetylcysteine as prescribed by the doctor.
2. Chronic laryngitis: If it is clear that chronic laryngitis causes phlegm in the throat, patients can take oral prednisolone aminotriol, intramuscular injection of dexamethasone and other glucocorticoid therapy, but also the application of carboxymethylstilbestrol, acetylcysteine and other expectorant drug therapy. At the same time, ultrasonic nebulization inhalation has the effect of anti-inflammatory, swelling, expectorant and coughing, which can alleviate the phenomenon that the secretion is sticky and not easy to cough out.
3. Reflux pharyngitis: people with phlegm in the throat need to actively treat the phenomenon of food reflux, available omeprazole, rabeprazole and other proton pump inhibitors, domperidone, mosapride and other gastrointestinal dynamics of the drug, aluminum sulfate, bismuth potassium citrate and other mucous membrane protection drug treatment, should also pay attention to the rationality of the daily diet.
It is recommended that those who have throat phlegm needs to consult a regular hospital for examination, clear the cause of the disease and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment, and not to use drugs or prescriptions indiscriminately.