Symptoms of pharyngitis in women

The symptoms of pharyngitis in women are the same as those in men. This symptom will first cause the patient to experience throat discomfort and pain, and also a foreign body sensation in the throat. When pharyngitis occurs, the throat will have symptoms of coughing and nausea. Therefore, when these symptoms appear, it is possible that pharyngitis exists, and female friends need to seek timely treatment. They can take Sichuan Fritillary Snow Pear Water or medication for conditioning.

1. Chronic hypertrophic pharyngitis

(1) Discomfort, pain, itching or dryness in the throat, sometimes with a burning, smoky or foreign body sensation; irritating cough, coughing up secretions in the morning, and even nausea.

(2) The pharyngeal mucosa is thickened and dark red, with dilated small blood vessels. The posterior pharyngeal wall has granular lymphoid follicles that proliferate and are scattered and even fuse into sheets. The lateral pharyngeal cords are thickened and protrude into the pharyngeal cavity in cord-like shapes on both sides. There may be sticky or mucopurulent secretions on the posterior pharyngeal wall.

2. Streptococcal pharyngitis

The onset is acute, with dryness and burning in the throat at the beginning, followed by sore throat. The sore throat is often more obvious when swallowing an empty stomach than when eating. Severe cases are accompanied by chills, high fever, headache, general discomfort, loss of appetite, and sore back and limbs. The pain in the throat gradually worsens and may cause corresponding symptoms depending on the area of ​​inflammation. When the lateral pharyngeal cord is inflamed, it causes difficulty and pain in swallowing, accompanied by ear pain. When the lymphatic tissue at the base of the tongue is inflamed, there is severe burning or stabbing pain that radiates to both ears. When the Eustachian tube is affected, there will be stuffy ears, tinnitus and hearing loss. If the lesion invades the throat, symptoms such as cough, hoarseness, and difficulty breathing will occur. Children with severe illness may suffer from convulsions.

3. Chronic simple pharyngitis

Systemic symptoms are not obvious, but local symptoms are the main ones. The symptoms of various types of chronic pharyngitis are roughly similar, and vary, such as discomfort in the throat, foreign body sensation, itching, burning, dryness or irritation, and may also be accompanied by slight pain. It is mainly caused by stimulation of its secretions and hypertrophic lymph follicles. There may be cough and nausea.

4. Acute pharyngitis

The onset is acute and often occurs simultaneously with acute rhinitis. Initially, you may feel dryness, itching, slight pain, burning sensation and foreign body in the throat, followed by sore throat, which is mostly burning pain and is more severe when swallowing empty throat. The pain may radiate to the ears. The above local symptoms are more common in adults, while systemic symptoms are mild or absent. Children and critically ill adults may have more severe systemic symptoms, such as chills, high fever, headache, general malaise, loss of appetite, thirst, constipation, and even nausea and vomiting.

Treatment of pharyngitis

1. General treatment

You should pay attention to rest, live a regular life, be in a good mood, keep the indoor environment moist and clean, keep your bowels open, quit smoking and drinking, actively participate in exercise, and strengthen your physical fitness. If there is fever, constipation or severe cough, antipyretic, analgesic, laxative and cough suppressant drugs should be given symptomatically.

2. Infection Control

When bacterial infection is combined, antibiotics should be given, such as intramuscular injection of penicillin and chloramphenicol twice a day, or oral tablets of spiramycin IV and spiramycin, or sulfa drugs such as co-trimoxazole can also be used; if it is a viral infection, antiviral drugs such as morphine, adamantine, interferon, etc. should be given, and the traditional Chinese medicine Banlangen injection has a certain effect on viral and bacterial infections.

3. Treatment of systemic diseases

For example, diabetes can cause pharyngitis to persist, and heart disease can lead to blood circulation disorders in the pharynx and chronic congestion. Therefore, these systemic diseases should be actively treated. As the systemic diseases improve, pharyngitis will also improve.

4. Vitamin Supplement

Patients with chronic pharyngitis often suffer from vitamin deficiency. Therefore, appropriate supplementation of vitamins A, B group, C, E, etc. should be carried out to promote the repair of mucosal inflammatory damage.