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Sore throat: irritation, tingling, how to cure him?

"Sore throat: irritation, tingling, how to treat it?"

Very common, sore throats are most often not serious. However, they can be more serious and require a consultation if they drag on or if their origin is difficult to identify. Focus on natural remedies to relieve them (plant, essential oil, lemon...).

What is a sore throat?

This is pharyngeal pain caused by inflammation in the oral cavity, larynx and/or pharynx .

What are the symptoms?

At first, a sore throat may start with a feeling of scratchy throat or some tingling. Then one can feel or present:

What are the causes?

There are many causes of a sore throat. Inflammatory diseases are the most common. Other causes can be at the origin of sore throats such as domestic pollutants, stress, air that is too dry, air conditioning that is too strong or poorly maintained, or throat cancer...

Reflux

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) can cause a sore throat. "When the cardia does not fulfill its function of closing the junction between the esophagus and the stomach, the gastric liquid goes up into the esophagus. However, this is essentially made up of hydrochloric acid and the mucous membrane of the esophagus then of the pharynx are not designed to withstand this acidity. This causes inflammation of the mucous membranes responsible for pain" explains Dr. Monique Quillard.

Viral or bacterial angina

Angina is an inflammation of the tonsils. It can extend to the entire pharynx. It is characterized by pain when swallowing, fatigue, fever generally between 38 and 40°C, headaches and difficulty speaking. Lymph nodes in the neck are usually present and vomiting may sometimes occur. Although it affects everyone, it particularly affects children between 5 and 15 years old. The treatment for angina consists of lowering the fever with antipyretic drugs, reducing the pain with analgesics and treatment with antibiotics in case of bacterial angina. “Your doctor will carry out a “Rapid Diagnostic Test” (RDT) in order to highlight the presence or not of a bacterium and thus to decide or not on an appropriate antibiotic treatment”, specifies Dr. Monique Quillard, general practitioner. . We are talking about the TROD Angina test.