There is probably no person who does not have a sore throat. In some, this condition easily leaked, and recovery came quickly. Others had to experience excruciating pain and seek help from doctors to prescribe medications for sore throat.
The main causes of diseases of the throat mucosa are viruses, bacteria and pathogens that cause inflammation, as well as harmful living conditions: poor environmental conditions, air pollution, smoking.
Common diseases that cause sore throats are tonsillitis and acute pharyngitis.
With angina, a defeat occurs as a result of infection with staphylococci and streptococci. In this case, inflammation of the tonsils and general intoxication of the body occurs.
Symptoms of angina are expressed in a significant increase in temperature, up to 38-39 ° C. A person has a general weakness and a sharp deterioration in well-being. The disease is often accompanied by headache, aching joints and lower back. At the same time, painful symptoms in the throat, soreness and dryness of the nasopharynx begin. Pain radiates to the neck and ears. There is an increase in submandibular lymph nodes.
Treatment requires pills for sore throat, as well as general and local therapy. The prescription of drugs depends on the type of tonsillitis, the general condition of the patient, the severity of the disease. In complex cases, hospital treatment may be required.
The main drugs are antibiotics of a number of penicillin: amoxiclav, augmentin, amoxicillin. For better effectiveness, treatment is started with injections, after which the patient is transferred to potions, sore throat pills and other medicines.
Further therapy consists of the use of drugs strepsils, neoangin, traysils, stopangin. Pills such as septolet, pharyngosept, and sebidine also have an effect. Their appointment is made only in combination with antibiotic therapy. Together with antibacterial drugs, antihistamines are also used.
Acute pharyngitis
The disease begins as a result of viruses entering the upper respiratory tract, which causes inflammatory processes. Pharyngitis is characterized by general malaise, sore throat, and a slight increase in temperature.
Patients feel sore, dry, tingling in the throat, moderate sore throat. Symptoms are relieved by drinking, eating, or absorbing a pill for a sore throat. In some cases, the back of the pharynx is covered with excess mucus, which provokes a cough. Under the influence of a bacterial infection, the mucus becomes green in color with small splashes of blood. Throat on visual inspection red.
For the treatment of acute pharyngitis, anti-inflammatory (antiseptic) anti-inflammatory drugs are prescribed, which are used for rinsing and irrigation. In addition, they use means that alleviate the condition of the patient — absorbable tablets in the mouth for sore throat (Imudon, Dr. Mom), lozenges and lozenges.
Herbal preparations are prescribed: romazulan, calendula tincture, decoctions of oak bark, sage herbs and others. As well as synthetic medicines: dioxidine, a solution of fururicilin used for rinsing. Significant effect give chlorhexidine, miramistin and strepsils.
Gargling should be performed, depending on the severity and intensity of the disease, from 5 to 10 times a day.
For self-treatment, various recipes for sore throat are used. Perform inhalation with aromatic oils of fir, eucalyptus, tea tree. In therapy, decoctions and infusions of medicinal plants for rinsing and ingestion are used.
From severe sore throat aerosols will help : anti- angin, colustan, bioporox has the most powerful effect.