Swollen throat may be caused by viral pharyngitis, acute tonsillitis, acute laryngitis and other diseases, which need to be treated with general measures, medication and surgery according to the cause. Different diseases are treated differently, and there is a process of recovery, so you can’t blindly pursue the effect of rapid swelling.
1. Viral pharyngitis: the main symptoms include sore throat and laryngeal edema. Patients need to adjust the diet structure, quit smoking and drinking, drink more water; if necessary, patients need to follow the doctor’s instructions to use ganciclovir, ribavirin particles and other antiviral drugs.
2. Acute tonsillitis: patients will have sore throat, red and swollen tonsils and other symptoms. Cefuroxime, ceftriaxone and other antibiotics need to be used as prescribed by the doctor, but also need to follow the doctor’s instructions to use the local use of compound borax solution, compound chlorhexidine and other antibacterial gargle solution. If the symptoms of suppuration and swelling recur, it is necessary to wait for the inflammation to subside and then perform tonsillectomy.
3. Acute laryngitis: common symptoms include edema of the mucous membrane of the throat, sore throat and hoarseness. Patients should drink more water to keep the throat moist. Cefprozil, amoxicillin and other antibiotics should be used as prescribed by the doctor. Nebulized inhalation therapy with glucocorticoids such as dexamethasone and budesonide should also be prescribed. Such cases should be alerted to rapid progression to respiratory distress and tracheotomy should be considered.
It is recommended that patients with swollen throats go to the hospital, complete the relevant examinations, and cooperate with the doctor for active treatment after clarifying the specific cause.