Sore throat after a blow to the neck can be a sign of closed laryngeal trauma. According to the characteristics of the disease, general treatment, drug treatment and surgical treatment should be chosen.
1. General treatment: Timely laryngoscopy, CT examination of the larynx to understand the injury, such as no cartilage fracture, cricoarytenoid joint injury and vocal cord rupture, most of the patients without special treatment and gradually return to normal. Severe pain should be given nasal feeding within 7 to 10 days after the injury. To reduce the laryngeal activity, and facilitate the recovery of trauma.
2. Drug treatment: If there is no respiratory distress, anti-infective and analgesic drugs can be given first, and the patient’s respiration and the development of subcutaneous emphysema should be closely observed. Amoxicillin, cefaclor and other antibiotics are commonly used, as well as ibuprofen, tramadol and other analgesics.
3. Surgery: tracheotomy should be performed in time if dyspnea occurs. If there is a laryngeal cartilage fracture, the cartilage fracture should be reset, the laryngeal mucosa should be severely torn, and the vocal folds should be broken, the torn laryngeal mucosa should be sutured, the cricoarytenoid joint dislocation should be reset, and a laryngeal mold should be placed to prevent laryngeal stenosis after the operation.
If you have a sore throat after a blow to the neck, you need to actively seek medical attention, and after a systematic examination to clarify the diagnosis, follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the treatment.