The reason why a sore throat lasts forever can't be cured completely

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The article was professionally consulted by Specialist Doctor I Le Van Quang - Ear, Nose Throat Doctor - Department of General Surgery - Vinmec Nha Trang International General Hospital. BSCKI. Le Van Quang is an expert in the field of ENT with 15 years of experience.
Sore throat is a disease that everyone is at risk of contracting. This is an easy disease to treat but also has a very high chance of recurrence and complications into prolonged sore throat if there is no definitive treatment.

1. Find out about sore throat disease

Pharyngitis is a common infection that causes burning pain in the throat, especially when eating or swallowing saliva. In normal patients, pharyngitis will go away on its own after a week without leaving any damage or sequelae to health. However, in some cases, the patient may have a prolonged sore throat, the disease recurs many times, causing many troubles in life.
When suffering from sore throat, the patient will feel very uncomfortable because the throat will always be in a state of burning pain and difficulty swallowing. Some common symptoms of red sore throat include:
Sore throat; Fever; Headache; Joint and muscle pain; skin rash; Swollen lymph nodes in the neck. In case the patient has reflux pharyngitis due to fever, there will be symptoms such as sneezing, coughing, fever with a temperature of 38 degrees Celsius, mild headache.
Although not life-threatening, if a sore throat persists, affecting daily activities and causing discomfort, the patient should go to the hospital, consult a doctor to find out. definitive treatment plan.

2. Causes of prolonged sore throat

According to specialists, most patients with pharyngitis are caused by viruses and fungi. The disease will go away on its own or just need to take medicine for 2-3 days. However, there are cases of pharyngitis that does not go away or recurs many times within 3 months, the cause is due to:
Patients are subjective with their symptoms, pain, swelling of the throat at a mild level, plus the body's inherent weak, easily affected by the weather and is suffering from a respiratory disease... so the disease becomes severe and lasts for a long time; Gastroesophageal reflux disease is also one of the factors that make the condition persist for a long time. In this case, the most effective solution is to take medicine to control acid reflux along with medicine for sore throat; Sinusitis : People with sinusitis are also more likely to have a lingering sore throat ; Due to the habit of coughing and spitting in the throat: This habit causes the capillaries in the throat of the patient to stretch, tear and lead to severe damage to the throat mucosa, creating an opportunity for bacteria to invade and drag sore throat. long, repeated many times; Due to weak resistance: If the patient often has a sore throat for a long time, it may be because the immune system is weak, so it is easy to be attacked by viruses and bacteria, in this case, it is advisable to actively strengthen the resistance to limit the pathogen.

3. Long-lasting sore throat should see a doctor?

In case the patient has a prolonged sore throat, if accompanied by some symptoms, they will have to go to the hospital to conduct tests, find out the cause of the disease and have a timely treatment plan. Prolonged sore throat should see a doctor when:
Appears severe pain that affects eating, talking or sleeping; Patients with high fever over 38 ̊C; Severe pain on one side of the throat, along with swollen glands.

4. How to treat and prevent prolonged sore throat

In order to effectively treat a sore throat for a long time, in addition to taking medicine as directed by the doctor, the patient also needs to apply the following precautions:
Limit contact with things that can cause mucous membranes. damaged pharyngeal mucosa such as dust, ice, alcohol...; If you lie in the air conditioner, you should not let the temperature be too low, you must keep your body warm in winter; Limit the use of hot and spicy foods, drink a lot of water, eat nutritious and soft foods; Thorough treatment of diseases related to the respiratory tract such as ear infections, sinusitis, stomatitis ... to avoid the fluid containing bacteria, viruses, fungi flowing down causing the patient to have a prolonged sore throat; Must clean mouth, nose and throat every day; When the disease occurs, it should be treated promptly, but do not abuse antibiotics because it will increase the risk of disease recurrence. In summary, a long-lasting sore throat cannot be cured from many causes, patients need to actively examine to know what the exact cause of their condition is to have a definitive treatment plan, to avoid consequences. undesirable results.

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