Laryngoscopy is necessary for symptoms such as hoarseness, foreign body sensation in the throat, and pain in the throat.
Laryngoscopy can directly observe throat diseases with the help of special inspection methods. The following symptoms usually require laryngoscopy:
1. When hoarseness occurs, laryngoscopy is needed to rule out whether there are vocal cord nodules, vocal polyps, tumors and other lesions in the vocal cords;
2. Pharyngeal foreign body sensation is usually seen in chronic pharyngitis, but need to exclude laryngeal masses, epiglottis cysts and other diseases;
3. Laryngoscopy is also needed for sore throat, which can clarify the cause, such as acute epiglottitis, acute laryngitis, etc. Since it can lead to respiratory difficulties and even asphyxia, it is very important to clarify the cause at an early stage.
4. Other symptoms, such as hemoptysis and dyspnea.
Whether or not to perform laryngoscopy should be judged according to the patient’s symptoms under the guidance of the doctor.