Approaching the Spring Festival, it was a day for family reunions, but recently many friends said that they had just been "recruited" again.
Unlike the symptoms of a cold in the past, many people have a sore throat and a swollen throat, like "swallowing a blade" ......The topic of sore throat has also been on the hot search on Weibo, and many people have wondered whether it is a new virus attacking the throat.
What virus causes acute laryngitis
Some netizens said: "My throat was swollen overnight, and at first I thought it was tonsil inflammation, and then I began to have a low-grade fever, I had no strength all over my body, and my throat was so swollen that I couldn't even swallow water." I thought it was a new crown or flu, but the results were all negative, and I took a lot of anti-inflammatory drugs, but it still didn't get better. There are not a few friends with similar symptoms, and some netizens even said, "Pharyngitis is much more uncomfortable than the new crown", "I avoided the new crown, I didn't avoid this throat", "Is this a virus that specifically attacks the throat?" The tonsils are suppurated, and the swallowing saliva hurts, and it's been 9 days. In this regard, experts said that sore throat is commonly found in acute inflammation of the throat, such as acute tonsillitis, acute pharyngitis, acute laryngitis, etc., which can cause sore throat. This pain is mostly caused by bacterial infection or viral infection, and can also be caused by bacterial and viral mixed infection, which is clinically manifested as sore throat, foreign body sensation in the throat, accompanied by painful swallowing, etc., and sometimes accompanied by systemic symptoms such as fever and fatigue.
Four ways to relieve throat discomfort
How to relieve throat discomfort, let's take a look at the four suggestions given by doctors:
1. Take the golden throat tablets
If the throat is uncomfortable, of course, you need a golden throat slice, you can hold the throat piece at the base of the tongue near the throat when taking it, do not chew or swallow it directly, and do not drink a lot of water within half an hour, so as to effectively clear the throat and protect the throat.
As a well-known national brand, Golden Throat Tablets was officially included in the list of drugs for patients infected with the new crown (first edition) as early as 2022, and recently won the first place in the 2023 Chinese non-prescription drug product Chinese patent medicine and throat category, and was also selected as the "first major item" of China's over-the-counter Chinese patent medicine in 2023.
It has the characteristics of dispelling wind and clearing heat, detoxifying and relieving pharynx, and aromatic and dispelling filth. It is suitable for improving the sore throat, dryness and burning, hoarseness and other effects caused by acute pharyngitis, once there are uncomfortable symptoms such as sore throat, dry itching, foreign body sensation, cough and so on, take a golden throat throat tablet to quickly relieve the discomfort, so that you no longer have the pain of "cutting the throat with a blade"! If you have a sore throat in autumn and winter, remember your "throat care expert" - Golden Throat Tablets!
2. Rinse your mouth with salt water
Rinsing the mucous membrane of the throat with salt water can kill bacteria and relieve inflammation. Add a cap of beer salt to 250 ml of warm boiled water to dissolve it thoroughly, then hold the salt water in the mouth and the base of the tongue for 20 to 30 seconds, then spit out the salt water, and finally rinse the mouth with water.
3. Steam moistens the throat
Moisturize the throat with the help of water vapor. Boil a cup of boiling water, aim the mouth of the cup at the throat for fumigation, or buy a special vapor meter. However, it should be noted that the water temperature should be controlled below 60. It is recommended to do about 20 minutes twice a day.
4. Ensure drinking water
The Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents 2022 recommends that adult men drink 1,700 ml of water per day and women drink 1,500 ml of water per day. In addition, you can also drink some hot and moisturizing tea to relieve pain and inflammation.
Severe pharyngitis, which can be life-threatening
Remind everyone that not all fever and sore throat are caused by the new crown and flu, so you don't need to be too nervous. However, if severe laryngitis occurs, there is a risk of airway obstruction, which can be life-threatening in severe cases. Therefore, to learn to recognize the red flags, when the following 6 conditions occur, it means that there is some risk of disease behind the symptoms of sore throat, and you need to seek medical attention in time:
Golden Voice Warm Reminder: The Spring Festival holiday is approaching, the flow of people will rise sharply, visiting relatives and friends, traveling, dinner parties, etc., gathering activities will significantly increase, the risk of transmission of respiratory infectious diseases will also greatly increase, everyone must do a good job of personal protection, health and health to welcome the Year of the Dragon.