Redness in the throat is a symptom of many diseases. With timely diagnosis and treatment, it is possible to prevent the progression of the disease, the development of serious complications. Treating a sore throat involves the use of medication and traditional medicine recipes.
Causes
To understand how to treat a red throat, you need to understand what caused this symptom to appear. A red throat in an adult indicates an inflammatory process that develops as a result of infection with pathogens (when angina) or exacerbation of chronic pathology.
Among the most frequently reported reasons, it is worth highlighting:
- viral infection (70%) - adeno-, rhinovirus, parainfluenza virus;
- bacteria (streptococci);
- fungal infection (often occurs after prolonged antibiotic therapy);
- allergic factor;
- trauma by a foreign body, postoperative period;
- burn with hot liquid, alkali.
Also, reddening of the throat is observed with a weakening of immunity, for example, with hypothermia, exacerbation of severe somatic pathology, alcohol abuse, and the negative effect of polluted air.
In case of reflux of gastric juice during gastroesophageal reflux or the spread of the inflammatory process from the nasopharynx with sinusitis, the development of chronic inflammation of the pharynx is observed.
How does the disease manifest
Quite rarely, an isolated sore throat is recorded. This is observed when inhaling cold air, eating hot, cold food. Symptomatically, the pathology is manifested by soreness, soreness when swallowing, hoarseness of the voice, regional lymph nodes can become inflamed. In this case, the back wall of the throat is hyperemic. With the spread of the pathological process, if the nasopharynx becomes inflamed, rhinitis, nasal congestion are noted.
Of the general symptoms, subfebrile hyperthermia (temperature rise to 37.3 degrees) is possible. If the treatment of sore throat was not carried out at the beginning of the disease, the risk of chronicity of the pathological process and the development of severe complications increases.
Common complications include:
- peritonsillar abscess;
- laryngitis;
- tracheitis;
- sinusitis;
- rheumatism (subject to the presence of streptococci).
To find out how to cure a red throat, you need to contact an otolaryngologist for a diagnosis. It involves performing a pharyngoscopy, in which hyperemia of the posterior wall (red mucous membrane) is visualized. Symptoms and treatment in dynamics allow the doctor to assess the effectiveness of therapy, the severity of the disease. To determine the type of pathogen, a bacteriological examination of smears taken in the throat is prescribed.
How to Treat Sore Throat with Medication
What if the throat is red? Treatment of the pathological process includes several directions.
- Reducing the severity of clinical symptoms.
- Fight tissue swelling.
- Reducing redness.
- Boosting immune defenses.
- Fight against pathogenic microorganisms.
The effectiveness of treatment depends on the cause of the development of the pathology. How to quickly cure the disease? The main task of therapy is to eliminate the provoking factor.
It is possible to relieve sore throat with the help of a comprehensive treatment.
- Antiseptic medicines in tablet form for resorption (Isla, Strepsils).
- Disinfectants in the form of a spray, solutions, for example, Givalex, Rotokan.
- Antibacterial agents (with confirmation of the bacterial nature of the origin of inflammation) - Amoxiclav, Zinnat (tablet form), Bioparox, Stopangin (spray).
- Antiviral, immunomodulatory drugs, for example, Amiksin, Remantadin.
In addition to basic medications, multivitamin complexes, immunostimulants are prescribed, due to which the level of immune defense increases. This allows you to get rid of the disease in the shortest possible time.
Treatment with folk remedies
How is sore throat treated? An integrated approach involves the use of inhalations, foot baths, rinsing the oropharynx. For this purpose, herbal preparations, herbal infusions, decoctions are used.
For inhalation, alkaline solutions are used, essential oils of pine, camphor, eucalyptus and other components that have antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory effect.
Rinsing must be repeated every 2 hours. Propolis solution, herbal decoctions are suitable for the procedure.
Here are some recipes that have been tried and tested over the years.
- For 15 g of eucalyptus, sage, calendula, grind, mix, pour half a liter of water. Boil for a quarter of an hour, add 15 g of honey, 1 g of citric acid. The solution is suitable for rinsing.
- Grind 10 g of chamomile, sage, calendula, mix, pour a glass of boiling water. Repeat inhalation every 1.5 hours for 5 minutes.
- Grind, mix an equal volume of birch leaves, oak bark, willow, viburnum, pour a glass of boiling water. We insist for 2 hours, after which we use it for rinsing, inhalation.
- 20 g of coniferous cones must be poured with a glass of boiling water, insisted for a day in a dark place. Suitable for inhalation.
- A mixture of 1 teaspoon of 5% yarrow infusion, a glass of chamomile infusion, 1.5 tablespoons of a decoction of viburnum bark is suitable for inhalation. The duration of the procedure is about 7 minutes, repeat three times a day.
Treating a sore throat includes physical therapy. The most effective are UHF, electrophoresis, warming compresses on the neck area, darsonvalization.
Having found redness in the throat, do not postpone the start of treatment. In case of untimely therapy, the risk of serious complications increases, so be careful about your health.
