The treatment of laryngitis and pharyngitis varies according to their clinical classifications and is based on medication, with specific diagnosis and treatment in accordance with the doctor’s instructions.
1. Laryngitis: mainly divided into acute and chronic 2 categories.
(1) acute laryngitis: ① general treatment: such as avoiding tobacco and alcohol, reduce vocalization; ② drug therapy: commonly used anti-infective drugs (such as cefaclor, ribavirin), glucocorticosteroids (such as budesonide), analgesics (such as acetaminophen), etc.; ③ surgical treatment: laryngeal obstruction should be tracheotomy.
(2) chronic laryngitis: ① symptomatic treatment: mainly use glucocorticosteroids (such as dexamethasone), mucus promoters (such as eucalyptus pinene) and other drug therapy; ② causative treatment: there may be gastroesophageal reflux disease, diabetes mellitus and other primary diseases, the diagnosis of patients need to be treated with the appropriate medication.
2. Pharyngitis: In addition to acute and chronic classification, chronic pharyngitis can be subdivided into 3 categories.
(1) Acute pharyngitis: mainly take medication, including gargles (such as compound borax solution), tablets (such as dulcimer), anti-infective drugs (such as acyclovir and other antiviral drugs, amoxicillin and other antibiotics) and so on.
(2) chronic pharyngitis: ① chronic simple pharyngitis: commonly used gargle or tablets (as above) and other treatments; ② chronic hypertrophic pharyngitis: commonly used drugs (such as silver nitrate solution) or physical (such as laser) therapy to cauterize the follicles; ③ atrophic pharyngitis and dry pharyngitis: commonly used iodine glycerin, vitamins (such as vitamin C) and other treatments.
In summary, diagnosed pharyngitis or laryngitis, must be under the guidance of a doctor according to the actual situation of the choice of treatment program, do not blindly dispose of their own, in order to avoid improper intervention, resulting in adverse consequences.