Western medicine treatment for pharyngitis:
1. Etiological treatment:
This includes avoiding smoking, preventing dust, treating nasal and sinus diseases to restore nasal breathing, advising patients to avoid long conversations, refrain from clearing their voices, engage in more physical exercise, and provide more vitamin rich foods or medications.
2. Local treatment:
(1) Tablets and mouthwash.
(2) Apply medication to aid in anti-inflammatory and astringent effects.
(3) Smoked air, ultrasonic atomization inhalation or drinking plenty of water.
(4) Localized closure therapy for mandibular angle or pharyngeal arch and pharyngeal wall.
(5) Physical therapy.
(6) The treatment methods for proliferative lymphoid tissue include laser, freezing, electrocoagulation, electrocautery, or chemical cauterization. It is important to treat multiple lymphoid tissues in stages and batches.
(7) Pharyngeal irrigation, medication application, and increased secretion of potassium iodide by pharyngeal glands in patients with dry pharyngitis.
Pharyngitis is mostly caused by deficiency syndrome, and the main treatment method is tonifying, such as nourishing yin and reducing fire, warming and tonifying spleen and kidney, and inducing people to return to their original state. Due to the long course of the disease and the difficulty in achieving quick results, long-term medication is recommended to nourish yin and prevent greasiness, while warming and tonifying should prevent dryness. As for those who carry phlegm and blood stasis, because they are originally a combination of deficiency and excess, it is not advisable to blindly attack and damage their righteous qi, which can further worsen the condition. In addition to medication treatment, appropriate psychological counseling is also crucial for achieving a relaxed mood and regulating qi flow.
