What are the acute symptoms of laryngitis?

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Acute laryngitis refers to the acute nonspecific inflammation of laryngeal mucosa and vocal cord. The course of disease is usually less than one month. It is one of the common acute infectious diseases in respiratory tract, accounting for 1% - 2% of the diseases in otolaryngology. Acute laryngitis generally refers to acute laryngitis in adults. Often secondary to acute rhinitis and acute pharyngitis. The incidence rate of male is higher than that of female. Most of them occur in winter and spring. Acute laryngitis in children has its particularity, which seriously affects the breathing, and the condition is more serious and changes faster. What are the acute symptoms of laryngitis? Let's talk about it

What are the acute symptoms of laryngitis?

Hoarseness is the main symptom of acute laryngitis, mainly due to congestion and edema of vocal cord mucosa. The tone quality of light voice is not mellow and clear, and the tone becomes lower and thicker than before; In severe cases, the voice is hoarse and hard to produce, and even worse, the voice can only be whispered or completely lost.

The patient feels discomfort, dryness, burning sensation and foreign body sensation in the throat. There may be slight pain in the throat and in front of the trachea. The throat pain is aggravated when the voice is made. Generally, the pain caused by acute laryngitis does not affect swallowing.

Due to the increased secretion in the inflammation of laryngeal mucosa, there is often cough. At first, there is dry cough without sputum. At the later stage, there is mucopurulent secretion in the larynx, which is not easy to cough because of its thick thickness. If the secretion adheres to the vocal cord surface, it can aggravate hoarseness.

matters needing attention

Keep indoor air circulation and humidity, avoid cold and high temperature stimulation; Ensure adequate sleep and rest, adjust body condition and enhance resistance; Avoid dry mouth, should drink more water, light diet, often eat vegetables and fruits, avoid spicy stimulating diet, smoking, alcohol and so on. Avoid allergic food and irritating gas. Active treatment of upper respiratory tract infection and adjacent lesions such as sinusitis, pharyngitis, tracheitis, etc.