Sore throat for 5 days, what should I do?

The causes of sore throat can be roughly divided into two situations: 1 and inflammation. 2. mental derangement.

Clinically, sore throat caused by inflammation is the most common, such as acute pharyngolaryngitis caused by acute upper respiratory tract infection, which will cause pain due to virus invasion, and some bacterial infections, such as acute tonsillitis, acute suppurative tonsillitis, abscess around tonsils, retropharyngeal abscess, acute epiglottitis and so on. , will cause a sore throat.

Gum swelling, periodontitis and oral ulcers in stomatology can also cause pain. Some of them are neurological, such as glossopharyngeal neuralgia, which can also cause sore throat. Sore throat may be caused by physiological reasons such as staying up late and catching cold recently, or by pathological reasons such as tonsillitis, pharyngitis and angina pectoris. If accompanied by other uncomfortable symptoms, it is recommended to seek medical advice in time.

First, physiological reasons:

Stay up late, catch a cold, etc. May cause a sore throat. In daily life, you can drink more water, keep warm, keep happy, and adjust your schedule. To avoid sore throat caused by getting angry, staying up late, catching a cold, etc. Sore throat may also be caused by the stimulation of food, cigarettes and alcohol, so we should eat less cold food and spicy food in our daily life, try to avoid cigarettes and alcohol, and eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, such as oranges, grapefruit and strawberries, to relieve sore throat.

Second, the pathological reasons:

1, Tonsillitis: It is a common upper respiratory disease, which is generally caused by bacterial infection and low immunity. The main symptoms are sore throat and fever. In severe cases, tonsil pus may appear;

2. Pharyngitis: It is a general term for submucosal and lymphoid inflammation and pharyngeal mucosa caused by viral infection, bacterial infection and other factors. Patients with pharyngitis may have symptoms such as sore throat, irritating retching and foreign body sensation;

3, angina pectoris: mostly caused by infections such as bacteria and viruses, the main symptoms are sore throat, foreign body sensation and so on. Some patients may also have symptoms such as fever and nausea.