Chronic pharyngitis today is very common. The fact is that not all sick people immediately turn to the doctor for help. Most try to cure the disease on their own. In this case, the pathology gives complications and becomes chronic. It should be noted that most often this ailment appears in men. Moreover, in middle and old age it occurs much more often than in young men.
Chronic pharyngitis often develops in smokers. In addition, dirty gas polluted air, carious diseases of the teeth, prolonged inflammatory processes on the mucous membranes of the nasopharynx, various pathologies of the internal organs, as well as a malfunction in metabolism can contribute to the disease. It should be noted that pharyngitis has several forms: simple, subatrophic, hypertrophic and granulosa. Naturally, each of them requires its own treatment.
Chronic pharyngitis should be treated only with the participation of a doctor. Self-medication can make the situation worse. Naturally, you can use folk remedies, but you need to coordinate this point with a specialist. Now consider the symptoms of the disease. The main ones are: sore throat, pain, instability of body temperature, increased salivation. The subatrophic form of the disease is additionally accompanied by dryness in the throat, difficulty swallowing. In addition, in this case you may feel bad breath.
Chronic pharyngitis of the granular type is also determined by round or longitudinal lymphadenoid formations. They have the appearance of grains and are characterized by red color. Naturally, in order to cure such a pathology, it is necessary to first eliminate the factors that can cause it. For example, give up bad habits, get rid of all infectious and inflammatory diseases in the body in time, and take care of your health.
General treatment involves taking medication and gargling with a solution of sodium chloride (bicarbonate). Additionally, the mucous membranes are lubricated with glycerin, lugol or protargol. As for folk recipes, then infusions of herbs such as sage and chamomile will help here.
If you have chronic
subatrophic pharyngitis, the treatment involves not only drug therapy, but also the establishment of a diet. The main thing - do not eat hot food, which can warm the throat. This is contraindicated. All other specified means will well help in the treatment. In addition, there are alternative treatments. For example, freezing (cryotherapy).
If you have chronic granulosa pharyngitis, treatment involves the restoration of the protective forces of the body with the help of multivitamin preparations, inhalations based on herbal infusions (chamomile, calendula, sage). In addition, try to limit your diet and avoid eating foods that can cause an allergic reaction. Naturally, it is necessary to abandon bad habits. Granules can be cauterized with ordinary iodine. A radical method of treatment is surgery, during which tumors are removed from the mucous membrane of the pharynx. After it, you will have to take medications prescribed by your doctor so that recovery can go without complications.