There are many reasons that can cause sore throat, the more common ones are injury, infection and tumor. Different diseases are treated in different ways, so there is no most effective treatment, and patients need to be treated accordingly.
1. Injury: For example, swallowing hard and overheated food may damage the mucous membrane of the throat. During the period of injury, it is advisable to eat a liquid diet to avoid further aggravation of the injury, severe pain can take ibuprofen and other painkillers for symptomatic treatment, but also to give antibacterial drugs such as amoxicillin to prevent infections, and edema can be used in the case of severe prednisone and other glucocorticosteroid drugs.
2. Infection: most of the bacteria or viruses and other pathogenic microorganisms lead to infection, during the onset of the disease should be a light diet, avoid eating spicy and stimulating food, avoid smoking and alcohol. You can take diclofenac sodium and other painkillers, bacterial infections can be given cephalosporins and other anti-infective treatment, while viral infections can be given ribavirin and other antiviral drugs.
3. Tumor: Tumors in the throat are divided into benign and malignant tumors, during which pain relief drugs such as ibuprofen can be given when the pain is more obvious. Benign tumors can be surgically resected, while malignant tumors need to be treated with chemotherapy (cyclophosphamide, etc.), radiotherapy, and surgical treatment (laryngectomy, etc.) according to the specific staging and typing.
All of the above drugs should be used under the guidance of a doctor, there are many other causes of sore throat, it is recommended that the patient go to the hospital, complete all the examinations, in order to clarify the condition, and then give the appropriate treatment by a professional physician for the condition.