Anyone can experience a sore throat. This unpleasant symptom is often accompanied by a dry, painful cough. The patient has a desire to clear his throat, but often his attempts are unsuccessful. The persecution also causes discomfort, interfering with the usual way of life. That is why a sore throat and dry cough require immediate treatment, which will be prescribed depending on the reasons that caused the unpleasant symptoms.
Causes
There are many reasons for the appearance of a sore throat. They can be divided into two main groups.
The first group of causes that cause sore throat and cough include external factors. So, low humidity, which often occurs in rooms with air conditioning and during the heating season, leads to dehydration of the mucous membranes of the nasopharynx, which causes a cough. If a sore throat and a dry cough constantly irritates you, then you need to set the humidity in the room at 50-60%. The risk of unpleasant symptoms also increases among residents of large cities, where the level of harmful substances in the atmosphere that fall on the surface of the throat is increased. Toxins can also settle in apartments, so if there is a sore throat, it is necessary to do wet cleaning more often, wipe off the dust.
The second group includes internal factors:
- exacerbation of chronic diseases;
- allergies;
- complication after taking medications;
- viral and bacterial infections;
- overstrain of the vocal apparatus;
- other more serious diseases of the digestive system, thyroid gland and others;
- bad habits.
If the attending physician found out that perspiration and coughing are caused by allergies, then it is necessary to find out the reason for such a reaction of the body. The most common allergens are flower pollen, cosmetics, pet hair, dust. In this case, it is recommended to carry out wet cleaning in the room and drug therapy with the use of antihistamines.
A dry, annoying cough caused by acute respiratory infections often occurs during the cold season. Hypothermia can significantly reduce the body's protective functions and its ability to resist various infections.
What to do if a viral infection is the cause of perspiration? For treatment, antiviral drugs (Arbidol, Ingavirin, Tamiflu, interferon preparations), antiseptic sprays (Hexoral, Ingalipt), antipyretics (Ibuprofen, Paracetamol) are used.
Certain medications can cause perspiration and coughing.
In this case, the unpleasant symptoms are a complication after using the medication. In such a situation, you must immediately stop taking this drug and consult a doctor.
Bacterial infections can also cause a sore throat dry cough treatment in this case consists of taking antibiotics and relieving the accompanying symptoms.
Abnormalities in the work of the digestive systems can also cause a sore throat. An unpleasant symptom occurs as a result of frequent bouts of heartburn with the throwing of gastric juice and acid into the pharynx, which irritates the throat mucosa. In this case, it would be appropriate to consult a gastroenterologist. Thyroid problems also often cause throat tightness and a tickling sensation. In such a situation, an examination by an endocrinologist and testing will help to make the correct diagnosis and prescribe an effective treatment.
Prolonged and loud talking, screaming, singing can cause overstrain of the vocal cords and dryness in the throat. As a result, a person begins to cough, there is a sore throat, hoarseness. Most often, these symptoms are associated with professional activities. So, tickling can occur in teachers, singers, whose vocal apparatus experiences overload on a daily basis, as well as in people whose work takes place in places with low humidity and in dusty rooms. In this case, a warm, abundant drink and a sharp decrease in the load on the vocal cords are recommended as a treatment.
With an infectious disease such as pharyngitis, the mucous membranes of the nasopharynx can become very dry. Comprehensive treatment in this case most often includes taking antiviral or antimicrobial drugs, depending on the type of infection that caused the disease, as well as the use of drugs to alleviate concomitant symptoms.
If you experience a sore throat and cough that does not go away within three days, you should consult a specialist.
Seeing a doctor, taking tests and other specific diagnostic procedures will help determine how to treat a particular disease in order to prevent complications.
A tumor localized in the throat area, in the early stages, often becomes the cause of 
perspiration, which over time can develop into a feeling of constriction. At the first suspicion of cancer, it is necessary to contact an oncologist to clarify the diagnosis.
Bad habits such as smoking cigarettes and water pipes can also cause a sore throat. In this case, the mucous membrane dries up. Only a complete rejection of the bad habit will allow you to completely get rid of the unpleasant sensations. Gargling and drinking warm, fluids will help moisturize the throat and reduce irritation.
Traditional and folk methods of treatment
A sore throat and dry cough are most often symptoms of a disease, so treatment should be based on identifying and eliminating the cause. To understand how to cure the underlying disease, you need to know exactly its cause. But even after the correct therapy is started, it is often necessary to reduce the severity of the accompanying symptoms. This is not difficult to do.
- In order to quickly calm an irritated throat and reduce hoarseness, you can use special lozenges, such as Stepsils, Dr. Theiss and others.
- Throat sprays have an antiseptic and analgesic effect, so their use is advisable in cases where a sore throat is accompanied by pain and is caused by a viral or bacterial infection. In this case, Hexoral, Ingalipt, Givalex will be effective.
- Drinking warm drinks and gargling can help reduce tickling and moisturize the throat. It is recommended to use teas, drinks based on herbal decoctions (chamomile, mint, calendula), infusions with honey and lemon are especially effective. Sage and calendula infusions are used to rinse the throat.
Important! Soda-salt solutions and solutions for gargling with iodine for sore throat are ineffective and can even aggravate the patient's condition.
- To reduce sore throat, it is recommended to lubricate the tonsils with sea buckthorn or peach oil. In this case, you should make sure that there is no allergic reaction.
- In order to calm an irritating dry cough, it is necessary to use antitussive drugs, such as Stoptusin. From the methods of traditional medicine against dry cough, the use of warm milk with honey is effective. This drink soothes irritated throat and relieves perspiration.
- In the case when cough, like perspiration, is caused
external factors, for example, dust on the mucous throat or low humidity in the room, often just a couple of sips of water are enough to eliminate an unpleasant symptom.
external factors, for example, dust on the mucous throat or low humidity in the room, often just a couple of sips of water are enough to eliminate an unpleasant symptom.- To quickly cure a sore throat and soften a dry cough, you can use the Siberian Method for gargling. In the process of preparing the solution, two or three finely chopped onions are used, which are fried in a glass of vegetable oil. Then the oil is cooled, filtered and gargled. In a few minutes, the unpleasant symptoms will disappear.
- A folk recipe based on lemon juice, honey and animal fat will help to moisturize the mucous membrane of the throat and reduce perspiration. These ingredients are used in the following proportion: two tablespoons of lemon juice and animal fat are mixed with four tablespoons of honey. The mixture is consumed in a teaspoon before meals three times a day. This medicine has a general immunostimulating effect and reduces discomfort in the throat.
- Black radish juice has also been used successfully in the treatment of coughs and throat ailments. To do this, wash the root crop, cut off the top and make a depression. A spoonful of honey is poured into the resulting depression and the radish is placed in a dark, cool place. The root vegetable absorbs honey and secretes juice, which should be consumed in a tablespoon three times a day.
- Maintaining the correct humidity level (50-60%) in the room will help cure dry cough and sore throat. If the humidity is below the required value, you should carry out wet cleaning, use a humidifier, irrigate the mucous with water and use a sufficient amount of liquid.
