What is burning throat?

This burning throat may be caused by chronic pharyngitis, reflux esophagitis, esophageal cancer, gastritis, and other diseases.

Chronic pharyngitis, tonsillitis, reflux esophagitis, esophageal cancer, gastritis, and other diseases can cause burning throat.

The burning sensation is one of the typical symptoms of chronic pharyngitis, along with a dry, painful, itchy, hoarse throat and even transient loss of voice, which can lead to many complications if left untreated, such as acute laryngitis, bronchitis, bronchiectasis and pneumonia, which can be extremely harmful to health.

Everyday you need to maintain a proper diet, take rest, and take vitamins. Reflux esophagitis can reflux stomach acid into the pharynx, causing a burning sensation in the pharyngeal mucosa.

Patients with esophageal cancer will show a foreign body sensation in the throat, pain or stuffy discomfort at the sternum when swallowing food in general. Gastroenteritis patients will secrete too much stomach acid and the stomach peristalsis will slow down, acid reflux causes throat discomfort symptoms, you can take domperidone, omeprazole and other drugs for treatment. Be careful not to consume greasy, spicy, or irritating foods.