Swelling and sore throat may be due to acute pharyngitis, acute tonsillitis, acute epiglottitis, etc. The way to recover quickly is to treat the cause and symptoms for the specific disease, including antivirals, antibiotics, glucocorticosteroids, tracheotomy, tablets and so on.
1. Acute pharyngolaryngitis: If viral or bacterial infection of the upper respiratory tract can lead to the occurrence of acute pharyngolaryngitis, the symptoms of sore throat. Treatments such as voice control, drinking plenty of warm water, nebulized inhalation of budesonide suspension, systemic administration of antiviral drugs such as ribavirin; antibiotics such as cephalosporin or amoxicillin, peppermint tablets and so on.
2. Acute tonsillitis: caused by bacterial or viral infection, common type B hemolytic streptococcal infection. First of all, pay attention to rest, drink a lot of water into the fluid food, strengthen the nutrition to dredge the stool. The first choice of penicillin anti-infective treatment, according to the severity of the disease to determine the route of administration, discretionary application of glucocorticoids, such as dexamethasone, etc.; fever and sore throat can also be applied to ibuprofen and other antipyretic and analgesic treatment.
3. Acute epiglottitis: When bacteria or viruses infect the epiglottis, it may cause sore throat. Treatment such as systemic application of adequate amount of sensitive antibiotics and hormones, more application of amoxicillin clavulanate potassium, cephalosporin, dexamethasone, etc., nebulized inhalation glucocorticosteroid, if the condition is serious enough to affect the patient’s breathing needs to be tracheotomy.
Swollen throat, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, after a clear diagnosis of medication and treatment as prescribed by the doctor.