Many people have experienced inflammatory processes of the throat. These diseases always bring a significant discomfort to a person's life, preventing even a normal meal or drinking water, as it is very painful to swallow. Inflammation develops because of such diseases as tonsillitis, pharyngitis and others. Regardless of the nosological unit that triggered the development of the clinical picture, when the right gland is hurting, or the left or both, adequate therapy of this process is necessary.
Increased glands
One of the most common causes of pain in the throat can be an inflammatory process in the glands that causes their swelling. It can be either unilateral or bilateral, however, today, the situation is much more common in which the tonsil is inflamed and swollen only on one side.
It should be noted that any inflammatory process must be treated. This also applies to inflamed glands. But before you start therapy, you should find the cause of the disease. This is due to the fact that with an incorrectly identified cause, treatment does not bring the required results.
The most common cause for inflammation of the throat is acute tonsillitis or its chronic form in the acute stage. It is characterized by the appearance of purulent plaque white or yellow, can be inflamed gland from one side or two immediately. There is a pronounced temperature reaction up to 38C, it is very painful to swallow.
The cause of such clinical manifestations can also be pharyngitis, in which inflammation affects the pharynx. He does not character very high temperature, the phenomena of general intoxication and purulent coating on the tonsils. It should be noted that inflammation of the left side can be a sign of streptococcal infection. It is easy to recognize by such signs as:
- Rash in the upper sky;
- White spots on the tonsil;
- It hurts to swallow, pain gives in the ear;
- Isolation of mucus yellow.
If the inflammation on the left was joined by pain in the ear during swallowing, the ear began to fall or the hearing was lost, then the inner ear was most likely affected, and otitis developed. In this case, immediate therapy of this inflammatory process is required, since an abscess can be formed, which presupposes surgical treatment.
Sometimes it can swell under the eye, and also lays the left or right nostril, which leads to a breach of breathing. This is one of the signs of sinusitis on the one hand. Such a problem also requires immediate therapy, since it has a very large number of complications that are quite dangerous for human life.
How to treat
Treatment directly depends on the diagnosis and symptomatology that accompanies it. The same scheme can not be used for various pathologies, for example, therapy prescribed for tonsillitis will not be effective in case of a viral infection. However, there are a number of recommendations that are common to alleviate the condition of the patient. It should be noted that the best thing to do in such cases will be told by the doctor, and self-medication can lead to negative consequences.
Rinses
If symptoms are indicative of the inflammatory process of tonsils caused by microbial flora, it is necessary to use the means aimed at their destruction. They also help to remove pain. Usually these are various antiseptic solutions. They can be purchased in the pharmacy chain or manufactured independently at home. The easiest way to make a salt-salt solution, for this you need to take them on a teaspoon, pour warm water and mix thoroughly.
Decoctions from such medicinal plants as chamomile, sage possess good anti-inflammatory effect. To them, you can add a portion of potassium permanganate or iodine, but a little, the solution should color very slightly. If you put a lot of these funds in the solution, you can get a burn of the mucous membrane.
Compresses
Compresses, despite being a very old technique for the treatment of inflammatory diseases of the throat, well eliminate the symptoms of these pathologies. They can be used only if there is no purulent process, and the body temperature rises slightly or normal. Do not do them if the neck is swollen from one side or from two. The most effective means for them are potatoes, honey, and vinegar lotions allow to struggle with a high temperature under condition of their frequent change.
Inhalation
The elimination of inflammatory phenomena in inhalations is achieved by the action of vapors of essential oils that can be added to the solution. You can also breathe the broths of medicinal plants. The only condition should be the absence of allergic reactions to the components of the solution. Also, the active use of inhalations in cases of severe symptoms of general intoxication is not recommended.
Detoxification therapy
The presence of toxins in the body can be established for such symptoms:
- Thirst;
- Severe general weakness;
- Decreased appetite;
- High temperature.
The easiest way to reduce these symptoms is by drinking ordinary water, while the patient should drink at least 2 liters. In addition to water, you can drink tea, milk or decoctions of medicinal plants.
White coating
Normally, the human throat has a pale pink color, and there are no raids on it. However, for various pathologies, glands can be covered with film or purulent eruptions. Sometimes the plaque can develop without diseases, but it can not be called normal. It can indicate an inflammatory process, which means that it needs to be treated. There are many reasons that can provoke such phenomena:
- A person could get sore throat, and pustules begin to form in gaps. At this time, mucous formations form on the tonsils, which together with the bacteria form a bright purulent process, with the pain when swallowing can give deep into the chest.
- The throat can become inflamed with severe hypothermia. Most often this can be observed among students of lower grades, which is due to the fact that they do not always like to dress in the weather. Also, a similar situation can occur in violation of personal hygiene rules.
Usually, when there is a white coating on one of the tonsils does not cause a sudden rise in temperature. This is due only to the onset of inflammatory changes or to the individual characteristics of the body.
Treatment of
Ideally, the beginning of treatment is initiated after the diagnostic measures and the installation of the final diagnosis. Then a combination of traditional and traditional medicine is usually used. The essence of therapy consists in influencing the root cause of the disease and preventing complications and relapses, that is, its source must be eliminated.
Phenomena of inflammation can very well pass through the application of rinses of the throat, which should be done at least once every two hours. After rinsing, you can not drink and eat for half an hour.
- Efficient means for this may be broths of chamomile or St. John's wort, and from pharmacy drugs works well furatsilin. Such a solution is prepared very easily: for a cup of warm boiled water, take 2 tablets, then mix thoroughly.
- One of the most effective medicines of traditional medicine is honey. It has a pronounced anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effect, but there is a significant nuance: it is contraindicated to allergic patients, since allergies to it occur frequently, and the reaction is usually rapid.
- Also such products as onions, garlic and lemon have proved to be very good, as they, like honey, can strengthen and stimulate the immune system.
Among medical products, antibiotics are often used. They quickly kill pathogenic microorganisms. They have a number of features: the course of treatment must be completed completely, because weakened organisms are able to survive and attack with renewed vigor, and any antibiotic can not be used indiscriminately, since not every antibiotic can kill any microorganism.
