What is acute laryngitis?
According to the share of Viet Bac doctor in the newspaper Health of life, Acute laryngitis occurs all year round, but in the rainy, wet, cold, and cold season, the disease is easier to appear, greatly affecting the health and life of many people, especially children.
The larynx is an organ of speech and breathing, located in front of the larynx, in front of the cervical vertebrae (C3-C6), connecting the pharynx to the trachea. In the last months of the year, due to the cold weather, the number of patients coming for examination and treatment of acute laryngitis increases.
The reason is because the weather changes, especially when there are cold spells, sudden colds, the body can’t adapt quickly, so it can easily lead to acute laryngitis, especially children and the elderly because of resistance. least.
People suffering from sore throat Acute laryngitis is caused by bacteria, viruses or fungi, especially after the flu, from here the disease will spread to the larynx and cause acute laryngitis. In addition, there are many cases of acute laryngitis appearing immediately after a cold (a lot of rain, monsoon or after bathing…) or breathing in harmful gases such as smoke, chemicals, dust or talking. a lot (occupational diseases), cry a lot (children)…
Recognizing signs
Initial symptoms, patients see headache, fatigue, rhinitis or pharyngitis – nose discharge, fever and real fever, accompanied by sore throat, hot sensation, dry throat, dry cough, feeling itching, burning.
From a dry cough to a cough with sputum and pus, the person is tired. Next, the voice becomes hoarse, sometimes hoarse, lost voice, even lost voice after a few days. Therefore, hoarseness, sudden loss of voice are very typical symptoms of acute laryngitis. The above symptoms usually last for a few days, then gradually subside and after about 7 days, they can be cured if treated promptly and correctly.
However, there are many cases when suffering from acute laryngitis due to subjective reasons or because it is cold, they do not go to the doctor or buy medicine to treat themselves when the disease does not heal before going to a medical facility, the disease is already severe and has complications (inflammation of the larynx). tracheobronchitis, pneumonia) causes many difficulties for treatment and greatly affects health, even dangerous (pneumonia).
What are the principles of treatment?
When you have acute laryngitis, in order for the disease to heal quickly, it is first necessary to limit speech and secondly, it is necessary to seek medical attention immediately to avoid further illness. While it is not possible to go to the doctor, it is necessary to warm up the neck area by wearing a warm scarf to avoid the neck from being cold (do not drink cold water, do not eat cold food).
If you can steam your throat with some essential oils such as wind oil, yellow star oil… and use common nasal drops (otrivin, naphazolin,…), then go to a doctor to get the right treatment.
Patients should not buy drugs to treat themselves, if they do, the disease will not only not be cured but may be aggravated, especially do not buy antibiotics for treatment by themselves, because, using the wrong antibiotics will make the bacteria worse. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria, after contracting an infection that is difficult to treat, moreover, that drug-resistant bacteria also spread to the community, affecting many people.
Regarding disease prevention, in order not to get acute laryngitis, in the cold season, it is necessary to keep the body warm and keep the neck warm. Daily should be washed with warm water and bathed in a well-ventilated room, especially for children and the elderly. The bedroom should be warm enough and avoid drafts. When going out, you should wear warm clothes, your neck should be wrapped in a scarf, your hands and feet should wear socks and you should wear a mask.
People working in hazardous environments need to use labor protection equipment seriously, especially wearing standard masks. People who work as presenters or teachers should practice speaking just enough for students, students, and trainees to hear enough and should make the most of teaching aids to help limit speaking (microphones, microphones, etc.) projector,…)
Every day, you need to clean your throat and mouth by brushing your teeth after eating, before going to bed and after waking up, it is better to gargle with light salt water (physiological saline) before brushing your teeth. It is necessary to limit, preferably no smoking, pipe tobacco.
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