Sore throat, dry throat, itchy throat, and foreign body sensation in the throat are common clinical symptoms of chronic pharyngitis. According to statistics, 60%-70% of people in my country have pharyngitis to varying degrees.
Chronic pharyngitis is prone to recurring attacks. Talking too much, eating, drinking, socializing, air pollution, staying up late to work… may all induce chronic pharyngitis, and many people suffer from it.
Can chronic pharyngitis become cancerous for a long time?
After chronic pharyngitis is not cured for a long time, some patients are worried that it will become malignant after a long time, thus causing serious psychological burden.
Currently documented and clinically observed, there is no report of chronic pharyngitis causing tumors. Chronic pharyngitis is not a precancerous lesion, and simple chronic pharyngitis will not cause cancer.
However, if there is proliferative laryngitis, it should be noted that proliferative laryngitis is a precancerous lesion. The long-term proliferation of mucosal cells may lead to cancerous cells.
How to treat stubborn chronic pharyngitis?
If the pharynx is uncomfortable for a long time (more than 2-4 weeks), laryngoscopy is recommended. After excluding organic disease factors such as tumors, corresponding conservative treatment with drugs can be performed. Let’s talk about the common types of sore throat caused by pharyngitis, and how to treat them:
1. Occasional pain, and the degree is tolerable:
Normal Systemic antibiotic treatment is not recommended, but antibacterial lozenges/mouthwashes (such as cetylpyridinium chloride lozenges, dequinium chloride lozenges, compound chlorhexidine mouthwashes, etc.) can be used; For the treatment of Chinese patent medicine containing heat-clearing and detoxifying ingredients, the course of treatment is generally recommended not to exceed 2 weeks.
2. For patients with severe pain, especially when swallowing (eating, pharyngeal saliva):
The main consideration is the acute attack of chronic pharyngitis or combined tonsillitis, it is recommended Routine blood tests are performed, and antibiotics can be used if there are increased inflammatory indicators such as white blood cells or C-reactive protein (in some patients, local infection does not lead to increased white blood cells, but severe pain or local redness and swelling and other inflammatory manifestations can still be treated by a doctor. Use under the guidance), and can be combined with antibacterial lozenges/mouthwash or Chinese patent medicine.
3. Combined with foreign body sensation or pain/foreign body sensation relief when eating and swallowing, pain, fatigue, hoarseness when speaking, Even when there are symptoms such as acid reflux, belching, and bitter mouth:
It should be considered related to gastroesophageal reflux, and anti-reflux treatment (omeprazole, esomeprazole, etc.) .
4. If there is snoring and mouth breathing at night (because it is difficult for the patient to detect himself after falling asleep, family members should observe it):
It should be considered due to rhinitis or pharyngeal stenosis , sore throat is often combined with dry throat discomfort at night or in the morning, this kind of sore throat is recommended to treat rhinitis at the same time, try to reduce mouth breathing, and keep the pharynx moist. In terms of medicines, hormone nasal sprays, antibacterial lozenges/mouthwashes or topical Chinese medicines are used for treatment.
The above are the common causes and countermeasures of sore throat in patients with chronic pharyngitis. Through timely and targeted responses, the number of attacks can be reduced.
It must be emphasized that it is difficult to cure pharyngitis and never attack due to environmental pollution, life and work pressure and other factors. of. Therefore, our treatment of pharyngitis should also focus on “control” rather than “radical cure”.
I hope everyone can develop good and regular living habits, quit smoking and alcohol as soon as possible; try to avoid fatigue, cold, colds and other factors that induce acute pharyngitis; at the same time, actively exercise and improve immunity is the real care A long-term solution for the “chokepoint”.