Waking up from sleep with a sore throat can be seen in acute pharyngolaryngitis, acute upper respiratory tract infection, reflux pharyngolaryngitis and other diseases, which can be clarified through blood tests, laryngoscopy and other tests.
1. Acute pharyngolaryngitis: acute inflammatory disease of the mucous membrane of the pharynx, most of which is easily triggered by colds and flu, late night exertion, etc. It mainly manifests itself in symptoms such as sore throat, difficulty in swallowing, irritating cough and fever.
2. Acute upper respiratory tract infection: is due to the mucosa of the upper respiratory tract by the virus invasion triggered by inflammatory diseases, mainly manifested as nasal congestion, runny nose, sneezing, coughing, sore throat and fever and other symptoms.
3. reflux pharyngitis: is due to the stomach contents through the esophagus reflux of the throat inflammation, mainly can be manifested as hiccups acid reflux, sore throat, difficulty swallowing, throat foreign body sensation and other symptoms.
Waking up from sleep with a sore throat requires an ENT consultation to clarify the cause of the problem and follow the doctor’s instructions.