Thrilling! Is a sore throat fatal? If you have these symptoms, you must see a doctor immediately!

Recently, a 26-year-old girl died due to a sore throat, which became a hot topic.

The reason was that the girl felt a little sore in her throat after eating hot pot, and thought it was too spicy, so she didn't pay attention to it. The next day, the pain in her throat worsened and she had difficulty breathing. She took anti-inflammatory drugs on her own and went to work. Unexpectedly, she felt suffocated and had chills again. When she arrived at the hospital, the girl suddenly exhaled heavily and fell to the ground. She couldn't wait for rescue... It took only 10 minutes from the time she saw the doctor to her death!

What causes a person to die in a short period of time?

Combined with the girl's previous symptoms, and the fact that her epiglottis was congested and swollen and blocked the glottis during the examination, the "murderer" was acute epiglottitis . The high temperature and spicy stimulation of the hot pot caused inflammation and edema of the epiglottis.

The epiglottis is located in the hypopharynx. Its function is to cover the airway when eating to prevent food from entering the airway. Inflammation, allergies, trauma, and tumors are often the main causes of epiglottitis. The main manifestations are:

**Early stage: sore throat. **Different from normal sore throat, it is often accompanied by swallowing pain, which will seriously affect the swallowing function, and even make it difficult to swallow saliva, and it will get worse when eating. Severe: breathing pain will occur

**Symptoms of difficulty breathing. **Some patients may also have systemic symptoms, including fever, general fatigue, difficulty swallowing, and difficulty breathing.

If you find these two situations, go to the hospital immediately!

Most patients experience obvious sore throat and swallowing obstruction before the onset of the disease, which is not much different from the pain of common tonsillitis and pharyngitis, which also makes the diagnosis of the disease more difficult. However, acute epiglottitis occurs and develops very quickly, and inspiratory stridor (abnormal breathing sounds when inhaling) often occurs within 24 hours of onset .

In severe patients, breathing difficulties will appear relatively early and progress rapidly, which can cause suffocation within a few hours, and at the same time, systemic reactions such as fever, chills, and fatigue will occur.

Therefore, if any of these two symptoms occur, you should go to the hospital immediately:

1. Acute and severe sore throat;

2. Any breathing difficulties.

Eating hot pot and drinking ice water, hot and cold, is more likely to cause inflammation and edema

Many people like to eat hot and spicy food such as hot pot and then have a glass of ice drink, which makes them feel very refreshed. In fact, this eating habit is very undesirable. Eating hot food may accidentally burn the mucous membrane and cause epiglottal edema. In addition, eating hot and cold food, the blood vessels will contract and expand alternately, which can easily cause inflammation and edema.

Finally, the Otolaryngology Department of Beichen Hospital reminds everyone again: If you experience acute and severe throat pain, especially pain in the center of the throat, difficulty swallowing, a foreign body sensation, or even difficulty breathing, you must seek medical attention immediately to avoid delaying the condition!