What reason is throat phlegm

summary

In general, when people have cough, it is usually divided into two types: cough with phlegm and no phlegm, and there are some differences in the causes of these two types. Therefore, this paper will share the causes of cough with phlegm as follows.

What reason is throat phlegm

Reason 1: upper respiratory tract infection, that is, cold, is due to the virus through the nose and throat into the human body, causing inflammation of the upper respiratory tract mucosa. When children have a cold, they usually cough.

The second reason: bronchitis, mostly due to the spread of upper respiratory tract infection, is more acute. At the beginning, it is mostly dry cough, followed by cough, expectoration and other discomfort. In severe cases, due to dyspnea, there is hypoxia, and the lips turn blue purple.

The third reason: chronic pharyngitis. In clinic, when people suffer from chronic pharyngitis, they cough with sputum. Chronic pharyngitis is a chronic inflammation of pharyngeal mucosa, in which diffuse inflammation is often a part of chronic catarrhal inflammation of upper respiratory tract, and local inflammation is often accompanied by inflammation of pharyngeal lymphoid tissue.

matters needing attention

After clarifying the specific causes of cough with phlegm, patients should also pay attention to avoid eating too hot and irritating food.