The difference between chronic pharyngitis and prurigo (similar to pharyngeal allodynia) is that the causes are different and the names of the diseases are different. There are similar symptoms that need to be distinguished under the guidance of a medical professional. Plum nucleus qi, the name of the disease in Chinese medicine. It is a disease mainly characterized by the feeling of foreign body obstruction in the pharynx. This disease is a common clinical disease, mostly occurring in middle-aged women. In general, if the disease is of short duration, it is mainly characterized by liver depression and stagnation of qi (poor qi and blood transportation of the liver and emotional depression); if the disease is of long duration or recurrent, it is characterized by liver-spleen disharmony (inability of the liver and spleen to work in harmony), phlegm-qi interconnection or even phlegm-stasis interconnection. Chronic pharyngitis is chronic inflammation of the mucosa, submucosa and lymphatic tissues of the pharynx, manifested by pharyngeal discomfort and irritating cough. The difference between plum nucleus qi and chronic pharyngitis lies in the different symptoms and causes. Plum nucleus qi belongs to the disease of Chinese medicine, while chronic pharyngitis belongs to the disease of Western medicine. In addition, the cause of plum nucleus qi is related to psychological factors, liver qi, etc., while chronic pharyngitis is a disease caused by inflammation of the pharynx, the patient will have a sense of foreign body in the pharynx, and in severe cases, it will affect the larynx and cause coughing symptoms. The difference between chronic pharyngitis and Meibomian Qi needs to be diagnosed and differentiated by a professional doctor.