Damage to the recurrent laryngeal nerve does not cause symptoms of a scratchy throat. Patients with recurrent laryngeal nerve damage may experience hoarseness, choking, difficulty breathing, loss of voice, or choking. Some patients may also experience temporary paralysis of the nerve due to hematoma, edema, or scarring, which usually recovers on its own within 1 to 3 months. The itchy throat is generally not a manifestation of damage to the recurrent laryngeal nerve, but may be caused by inflammatory diseases in the patient’s throat. Such as chronic pharyngitis, allergic pharyngitis. Patients with damaged recurrent laryngeal nerve should go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time if they have the symptom of itchy throat all the time, so as not to cause adverse effects on the recovery after surgery.