Diseases of the ENT organs are most often spread in the cold season, as various viruses, infections and allergens perfectly survive in conditions of reduced immunity of the human body. Any disease begins with an inflammatory process, and depending on its location, it gets its name. For example, inflammation of the trachea is tracheitis, bronchi - bronchitis, nasopharynx - rhinitis. As a rule, inflammatory processes that occur on adjacent organs have similar symptoms and can even be treated almost the same. So, laryngitis, tracheitis, bronchitis symptoms are quite similar with minor differences. And the main one is a cough, usually dry, causing a sore throat and some pain in the sternum.
Etiology of disease
Basically, tracheitis itself does not appear, since this is, so to speak, a companionable disease that comes along with laryngitis or rhinitis or is their consequence. This phenomenon is quite easily explained by the penetration of harmful microorganisms, which takes place in the following sequence: nose, then larynx, after the trachea and, finally, the bronchi and lungs. That is why bronchitis, tracheitis and laryngitis are closely interconnected not only by symptoms, but by the treatment process.
Diagnosis and treatment
Any disease requires an accurate diagnosis for a more effective treatment. Bronchitis, tracheitis or other ENT diseases are no exception, since for a quick recovery it is extremely important that all the necessary medications be delivered directly to the focus of inflammation. As a rule, the treatment of these diseases is as follows:
- antibacterial or antiviral agents;
- bronchodilators;
- antispasmodics;
- mucolytics;
- if necessary - antihistamines;
- local antiseptics.
However, since bronchitis, tracheitis differ in the focus of inflammation, the effect of drugs should also be directed differently. This is clearly seen in the example of inhalation, which is prescribed in both cases. For example, conventional steam or compressor inhalers act more effectively on the upper respiratory system and are used to treat laryngitis, rhinitis, etc. But the nebulizer can already deliver the necessary medicine directly to the bronchi. That is why bronchitis, tracheitis can be cured quite quickly with the help of the most common inhalations.
Are antibiotics needed?
Sometimes patients, citing as an example the history of a similar illness of some acquaintance, flatly refuse to take antibiotics, considering this the usual reinsurance of doctors. However, treatment of tracheitis and bronchitis with antibiotics is necessary, especially when it comes to an acute form of the disease caused by infection. Indeed, otherwise, the acute form transforms into a chronic one and, possibly, even entails other, more dangerous diseases. Therefore, any prescription of a doctor should be carried out strictly. And if for some reason you do not trust the qualifications of this doctor, you can always consult with another specialist, but only in person. Since bronchitis, tracheitis and laryngitis are those diseases that have a number of serious complications in the untreated primary condition.