Red throat does not go away for a week, 2 weeks. What to do

An obvious symptom of the development of the inflammatory process in upper respiratory tract - red throat. The clinical picture is usually complemented by perspiration, pain, difficulty swallowing. If you refuse to take medications, the symptoms do not go away for a long time.

Why can the disease be prolonged?

The immune system usually quickly suppresses bacterial and viral infections that cause throat redness. The surface of the nasopharyngeal cavity acquires such a shade due to hyperemia of the mucous membrane. Red throat does not go away for a week or more if the immune defenses are weakened.

Depending on the etiological factor and pathogenetic characteristics of the inflammatory process, the symptom is combined with:

• cough of varying intensity;
• tickling;
• increased pain when swallowing food;
• an increase in body temperature to 38 ° or more;
• general weakness;
• hoarseness of voice.

Hyperemia of the laryngeal mucosa is characteristic of angina, pharyngitis, and other inflammatory diseases of the upper respiratory tract. Pathological processes of this nature tend to pass into the stage of chronicity, cause complications of varying severity in the absence of timely and adequate treatment.

The disease can be prolonged with a high viral or bacterial load against the background of suppressed immunity.

The prolonged inflammatory process is facilitated by:

• frequent stress;
• poor environmental situation;
• hypodynamia;
• bad habits;
• indoor air pollution;
• lack of sleep;
• unbalanced diet.

Such factors have a depressing effect on the immune mechanism and increase the risk of colds. With angina, redness of the laryngeal mucosa is combined with foci of suppuration.

They further weaken the immune defense, cause a strong increase in body temperature, febrile syndrome. For a period of more than a week or 2, acute pharyngitis may be delayed.

This pathology is often combined with tonsillitis, an inflammation of the tonsils that perform an immunological function. Chronic pharyngitis lasts 2-3 months and is difficult to treat.

For a severe form of the disease, along with reddening of the throat, atrophy or tissue overgrowth is characteristic. For a period of more than a week, angina of an infectious-allergic etiology is often delayed.

What to do when your throat is red?

The procedure depends on the observed symptoms and the severity of the pathological process. In most cases, the redness of the throat will go away on its own. If the disease has dragged on for more than a week, treatment is indispensable.

The otolaryngologist selects medicines individually after evaluating the clinical picture. In some cases, pharmaceuticals can be dispensed with. A common situation is when the hyperemia of the larynx surface is not accompanied by temperature.

This symptom is caused by allergic reactions, numerous irritating factors. A temperature indicator within normal limits with a red throat is a typical sign of strep throat or mild viral infection.

The latter usually does not drag on for a long time. The immune system destroys viral agents in 3 days. Additional symptoms are manifested by weakness, slight coughing, runny nose when the bacterial microflora is attached.

They use rinsing, antiseptic and anti-inflammatory solutions, drink a large amount of warm liquid - tea, compote. Such measures are often sufficient to suppress mild viral infections.

Increased body temperature to a febrile value, high-intensity pain syndrome and difficulty swallowing due to tissue edema is a characteristic symptomatology of acute infectious and inflammatory processes that can acquire a prolonged leakage.

A red throat does not go away for a long time due to tonsillitis, tonsillitis, or mononucleosis provoked by the Epstein-Barr virus. This condition causes periodontitis - inflammation of the connective tissues surrounding the jaw units.

At elevated body temperature, self-medication is strictly prohibited. It is necessary to seek medical help in order to establish an accurate diagnosis. The list of drugs used and therapeutic measures depends on it.

Medication methods of treatment

With a diagnosed bacterial lesion of the laryngeal mucosa, antibiotics of the tetracycline or macrolide series are prescribed, taking into account the susceptibility of the pathogen.

Plant-based anti-inflammatories are considered safe, non-toxic and effective. They are suitable for the treatment of children, pregnant women, elderly patients. Tonsilgon is used, produced in the form of tablets for resorption.

The composition of the combined action preparation includes:

• dandelion extract;
• field horsetail;
• marshmallow root;
• pharmacy chamomile flowers;
• Oak bark;
• yarrow;
• Walnut.

Tonsilgon has anti-inflammatory properties, antiseptic activity, the ability to strengthen the body's nonspecific immunity. A universal drug is prescribed for diseases of the upper respiratory tract of any etiology.

The medicine easily copes even with advanced and acute infectious processes, quickly eliminating the effect of a red throat with concomitant swelling and pain.

Use drugs of different forms of release. The choice determines the cause of hyperemia of the mucous membrane, the severity of a prolonged pathological process. Microorganisms, evolutionarily adapted to living in the respiratory tract, rapidly develop resistance.

When treating an advanced or prolonged infection of the larynx, antibacterial agents must be replaced with analogues with another active ingredient, if the therapeutic result is not achieved after a course of 3-5 days.

With the reddening of the mucous membrane of the respiratory cavity provoked by viral strains, symptomatic therapy is resorted to. Healing sprays and tablets are suitable, which eliminate pain syndrome, suppress inflammation, and relieve tissue swelling.

The most popular and effective medicines for this purpose are presented in the table.

Drug name	Pharmacological properties	Release form
Faringosept	Bacteriostatic medicine. Eliminates infections of the oral cavity, restores the timbre of the voice, relieves pain reactions.	Therapeutic lozenges
Hexoral tabs	A drug of combined action based on chlorhexidine and benzocaine. Has a wide range of antibacterial effects. Effective against gram-positive and gram-negative pathogens.	Lozenges
Neo-angin	Has a pronounced disinfecting effect and anti-inflammatory properties. Neo-Angin relieves sore throat, relieves coughing attacks.	Round, biconvex lollipops with slight transparency
Grammidin	Antibiotic of the tyrothricin series. Possesses local anesthetic and antiseptic properties.	Lozenges

A red throat is a sign of inflammation, which is often combined with enlarged cervical lymphatic plexuses, aches in the joints of the legs, and a hyperthermic effect. If the complex of symptoms does not go away for a long time, the disease cannot be cured with pills and lozenges.

Medical intervention is required with the appointment of injectable antibiotics, anti-inflammatory solutions, immunostimulating agents based on the results of diagnostics. Of the antipyretic drugs, acetylsalicylic acid, Paracetamol, Nurofen are used.

Folk remedies

Homemade recipes and alternative medicine methods are not able to eliminate acute or prolonged inflammation. They can only be used after consulting a doctor as an adjunct to prescribed medication.

To eliminate redness of the nasopharyngeal surface, relieve pain syndrome, beekeeping products are used in combination with soda or saline solutions, decoctions of medicinal herbs.

Raw materials with bactericidal, anti-inflammatory, immunostimulating properties are used.

Popular unconventional recipes:

• A mixture of calendula with plantain. The products are combined in a 1: 1 ratio, poured with boiling water, insisted under a lid for 20 minutes. Used to rinse the throat 3-4 times a day.
• Dried linden flowers and chamomile. The grated ingredients are mixed in equal proportions, poured with boiling water, insisted for 25-30 minutes. Frequent rinsing is performed to relieve painful symptoms and eliminate swelling of the nasopharyngeal tissues.
• St. John's wort. The herbal extract is used for oral administration or rinsing procedures.
• A mixture of tricolor leaves with violet flowers. Dry plant materials are mixed in equal proportions, poured with boiling water and insisted for 2-3 hours. Before rinsing, filter the product through cheesecloth or a fine sieve.

To eliminate edema and hyperemia of the nasopharyngeal surface, beet juice is used. Such a remedy saturates the body with vitamins, strengthens the local immune defense, and activates trophic processes in the tonsils.

To enhance the healing effect, beet juice is mixed with vinegar, carrot pomace or honey. Means are used for rinsing or taken orally. Tea tree oil has a bactericidal and antiviral effect. A few drops of the product can be added to decoctions or rinsing solutions.

Inhalation

The procedure provides a direct effect of therapeutic agents on the inflamed mucous membrane of the nasopharyngeal cavity. Such local therapy involves inhalation of drugs with bactericidal, decongestant, analgesic properties.

A particular advantage of inhalations is the speed of exposure. Vaporous or aerosol drugs cover the entire surface affected by the infectious and inflammatory process, are quickly absorbed into the systemic circulation.

Nebulized drugs improve mucociliary clearance, which is a non-specific mechanism local protection of the epithelial membrane of the upper respiratory tract from any external influences, including infectious.

Inhalation should not be used in patients with:

• nosebleeds or a predisposition to them;
• body temperature above 37.5 ° C;
• heart failure;
• pronounced pulmonary pathologies;
• hemodynamic disorders;
• vascular dysfunctions.
• severe laryngitis.

Red throat does not go away for more than 1-2 weeks with infectious lesions of respiratory bacteria or viruses. This method of treatment is contraindicated in patients with weakened immunity or a purulent-septic process characteristic of angina.

With prolonged inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nasopharyngeal cavity, inhalations with steamed herbal ingredients are used:

• chopped pine needles;
• eucalyptus;
• sage;
• oak bark;
• juniper;
• chamomile;
• lavender;
• wormwood.

The best effect is given by pharmacy mixtures for inhalation prepared in an industrial way. You can brew thyme, oregano, coltsfoot on your own. Plants saturated with phytoncides improve immunological reactions, activate interstitial regenerative processes.

Rinses

The procedure with drugs is performed for the purpose of sanitation, anesthesia, and elimination of a protracted inflammatory process.

Medicines for this purpose:

• eliminate puffiness;
• suppress hyperemia;
• moisturize the mucous membrane;
• heal microcracks in tissues and prevent the formation of new ones.

Rinsing solutions are mechanically washed off from the throat surface of infectious pathogens, their waste products, and pathological exudate. The substances included in the medicinal compositions have bactericidal, antimycotic, antiviral properties.

Of the rinsing agents used, Sanguirithrin, containing natural ingredients of plant origin, is popular. To prepare a solution, 1 tsp. l. pharmacy concentrate is diluted with 250 ml of warm water.

Of the antiseptic drugs for a protracted inflammatory process in the throat, the following are recommended for use:

• hydrogen peroxide;
• Povidone iodine;
• Hexaethidine;
• Furacilin;
• Benzydamine.

The cheapest, but not inferior in antiseptic efficiency to expensive foreign drugs, is hydrogen peroxide. When the substance comes into contact with the reddened mucous membrane of the nasopharyngeal cavity and palatine tonsils, an active form of oxygen is released.

The chemical element inactivates bacterial proteins, removes purulent deposits and organic compounds that provoke inflammation. Hexaethidine, in addition to antiseptic properties, has a moderate anesthetic effect.

Warm drink

Such a remedy does not carry a therapeutic load, but it performs a number of useful functions. Drinking warm drinks helps prevent tissue dehydration at high temperatures. The tool accelerates metabolic processes, regulates the water balance disturbed by the inflammatory process.

Drinks consumed in a warm form contribute to the evacuation of toxic products of bacterial or fungal activity. It is these substances that cause painful symptoms in the form of joint aches, weakness, lethargy.

There are special pharmacy drinks with anti-inflammatory properties on a natural plant basis. They are sold packaged in disposable sachets for infusion similar to tea.

Any liquid without gas, tannin and caffeine is suitable as a warm drink. To enhance the effect, you can add lemon or orange juice, other foods rich in vitamin C to the prophylactic agent.

When should you see a doctor?

A protracted inflammatory process is fraught with the development of complications, systemic intoxication, and damage to vital internal organs by bacterial agents.

The pathology that has passed into the stage of chronicity is characterized by a recurrent course, frequent exacerbations.

You should immediately consult a doctor or call an ambulance if:

• sore throat lasting more than 48 hours against the background of the absence of noticeable signs of the inflammatory process;
• a sharp increase in body temperature more than 38 ° C;
• accumulation of mucus secretion or purulent-necrotic particles in the respiratory cavity;
• severe swelling of the lymph plexuses in the neck with pain when turning or bending the head;
• tangible damage to the vocal cords;
• difficult swallowing function.

  

Such conditions often accompany the red throat effect. If you feel a lump in the respiratory canals, dry out the mucous membrane of the oral cavity, strong and persistent irritation, you should definitely visit an otolaryngologist. If the inflammatory process does not go away for more than a week, you cannot do without medical help.

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