What about itchy throat?

Itchy throat and cough are often caused by many diseases, the most common diseases include chronic pharyngitis and the common cold. In terms of lifestyle, patients are advised to drink more water, have more rest, fast spicy food and eat digestible light food.

For patients with chronic pharyngitis, it is suggested that patients can take drugs containing throat-clearing ingredients to relieve symptoms. For patients with chronic pharyngitis caused by allergic factors, it is suggested to clarify allergens, try to avoid contact with known allergens, and take antiallergic drugs such as chlorpheniramine and leukotriene receptor modulators to relieve symptoms.

If the patient has symptoms of nasal mucositis, such as itchy throat and cough, it means that the patient has a cold. In addition to lifestyle suggestions such as drinking more water, taking more rest and eating lightly, patients with severe symptoms can take drugs containing dextromethorphan to relieve their symptoms.

For patients with chronic lung diseases, such as bronchitis, chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis, etc., if the above symptoms appear, it is recommended to seek medical advice in time.

There are still many misunderstandings about the treatment of itchy throat and cough. First of all, antibiotics should not be abused. Because itchy throat and cough are caused by many reasons, when itchy throat and cough occur, we must first make clear the cause and avoid abusing antibiotics. Second, you can't cure everything with one medicine. Itchy throat and cough must be treated according to the cause, and the curative effect of relieving cough cannot be achieved without the right medicine. Third, medication is not timely. If you don't get timely and effective treatment in the early stage of cough, it will easily lead to frequent cough attacks, leading to sore throat, chest pain and other symptoms. Fourth, take medicine as soon as you cough. When coughing with phlegm, expectorants and antitussives should be used, not simply antitussives.