Let’s look at the reasons why summer can be a pain in the throat.
Sore throat is one of the most “popular” diseases in the world. Of course, much depends on the climate and conditions in which you live. For example, in the UK every third patient of the doctor is the man who came to complain of pain and discomfort in the throat.
In the summer this sore is easy to pick up, swallowing ice-cold water or perekupil in not too warm water. The immune system is weakened, and in this “window” are germs.
The main cause of acute painful swallowing or just discomfort in the throat in 90% of cases is infection. It may be a virus, but may be of bacterial origin. Often sore throat is added, and General malaise, which manifests itself in:
– elevated temperature;
– runny nose (rhinitis);
– weakness;
– the loss of appetite.
But this may not be, if the disease is local, not General character, and in this case, besides sore throat, other symptoms may not be.
You can find a lot of advice and teachings on how to cure a sore throat. But the more mankind lives, the more it will improve your knowledge. This also applies to the solution of such simple problems like sore throat.
Because of the prevalence of this disease myths about her treatment ossified to such an extent that is still alive. And in the twenty-first century, many prefer to be treated for a long time and eventually start disease than are modern methods.
So, which myths are most common?
The most popular myths about the treatment of sore throat
Sore throat should be treated solely with antibiotics
Yes and no. If you are diagnosed with a bacterial infection, i.e. an infection caused by staphylococci, pneumococci, and other “cocci”, that antibiotics to accept not only possible, but necessary. However, the truth is that such inflammation in the minority. Up to 70% or more of sore throat caused by viruses, not bacteria.
If during viral infection to take antibiotics, it is, first, do not kill the virus, and secondly, nothing that will strain your liver, and third, can cause addiction to this kind of antibiotic, and you will not be able to use it in the future when the antibiotic you need to treat the disease, which will really cause sensitive bacteria.
The sore throat is easily cured if it rinsing
Rinsing will not bring harm – that is for sure. It could be weed, and special pharmaceutical solutions, and salt with iodine…
But they benefit from the special will not be, if you don’t rinse often. While the word “often” should be understood not 3 times a day, and literally every 40-60 minutes. And then – the effect will be only if the inflammation is only on the tonsils and has not dropped below the throat. If the inflammation is on the back of your tonsils or even lower in the throat, not in the larynx, then nothing will, even if have to rinse every half hour.
But lozenges would have a very different effect. Active medicinal substances contained in their composition, fall with the saliva in such remote places of the throat and larynx, which are impossible to get rinse.
To cure sore throat, you need to drink a lot of hot
This is not so. If your throat has a sharp pain in the throat, then, of course, are shown plentiful drink – the more the better. However, hot drinks can burn the already irritated mucous membranes of the larynx and throat, so why give extra work to your body? The pain will intensify, and the condition of definitely not improve, but rather worsen.
For this reason, what you eat or drink should be at room temperature, up to a maximum of 50°C. Of your favorite hot tea will have to forget to the recovery.
Throat permanently cease to hurt, if you remove the tonsils.
This is not so. It is striking that this view has long been leading in medical science. The truth is that the amygdala – the part of the human immune system, and not harm, and to protect your throat from falling into his infectious diseases.
Removing them is mandatory only in the case when they become inflamed more often than 3-4 times a year. Well, of course, if you have experienced a sore throat with purulent abscesses or frequently visits a streptococcal tonsillitis (strep throat). These glands, indeed, advantage will not bring, and they can say goodbye.
But if this has happened to you – not in a hurry to part with the tonsils: the body and your respiratory system from them a great benefit.
If you had to remove the tonsils, then you will have to learn that in addition to inflammation of the larynx (laryngitis) may occur and inflammation of the pharynx (pharyngitis), which is often defended these pieces of lymphoid tissue at the entrance to the throat.
For getting rid of sore throat most effective alcohol compresses
Vodka compresses came to us from the era sunk into Oblivion – era mustard plasters, jars and mustard in socks. That is the time when there was no effective means of treatment of diseases of the throat. Today, fortunately, there are lozenges, and inhalers, and sprays, and antibiotics in pill form.
In addition, alcohol, and vodka compresses are designed to increase blood flow in throat, “warm” him. Alas, when the inflammatory process this can give the effect opposite to the expected – inflammation aktiviziruyutsya, and maybe spread over a larger area of the mucosa. While the inhalation of alcohol vapors may cause asthma attack or shortness of breath.
Currently, such measures have not accepted, because there are more effective and reliable means to cure a sore throat and reduce inflammation.
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