What should I do if my throat hurts when I swallow?



The phenomenon of pain in the throat even when swallowing saliva may be a pharyngeal ulcer, may also be caused by acute tonsillitis or pharyngitis and other factors, which should be based on different causes to take different treatment measures.

1. Throat ulcers: can be caused by mental stress, traumatic or dietary factors such as throat ulcers, often appear in the phenomenon of pain in the throat and swallowing saliva, which can be given to promote the healing of drugs, such as chlorhexidine metronidazole, watermelon cream and so on.

2. Acute tonsillitis: due to bacterial, viral and other pathogenic infection of the palatine tonsils of an acute non-specific inflammation, and more often accompanied by varying degrees of severity of the pharyngeal mucosa and lymphoid tissue inflammation, can also appear in the phenomenon of pain in the throat throat and swallowing saliva, which can be anti-infective treatments, such as amoxicillin, cephalexin, and so on.

3. Acute pharyngitis: due to bacterial, viral infection or environmental factors such as inflammation of the pharyngeal mucosa, submucosal and lymphatic tissues, can be manifested as dryness, burning and sore throat and other symptoms, which can be appropriate drinking water and to take local treatment, such as compound borax solution or warm furacilin gargle gargle.

If the above symptoms occur, it is recommended to identify the cause of the disease and actively cooperate with the doctor’s medication and treatment.