Patient's question:
Sore throat with phlegm behind the bed, cough, dry heaving, phlegm sometimes tinged with red for nearly a year, possibly related to fever. What kind of assistance is needed: Which medications should be taken, what precautions should be taken in terms of diet...Doctor's answer:
Chronic pharyngitis is a common disease, a diffuse pharyngeal inflammation caused by chronic infection, primarily involving inflammation of the pharyngeal mucosa. It is more common in adults, with main causes including recurrent acute pharyngitis, long-term exposure to dust or harmful gases, excessive smoking and alcohol consumption or other unhealthy lifestyle habits, sinusitis secretions, allergic constitution, or reduced physical resistance. Chronic pharyngitis can also be a local manifestation of certain systemic diseases, such as anemia, diabetes, liver cirrhosis, and chronic nephritis.Medical Advice: Treatment should be targeted based on the underlying cause, as determined by a doctor. Local symptomatic treatment can use traditional Chinese medicines, such as Liyanling, Caosonghuan tablets, and Bao'an powder. These can be taken together in tea: equal parts of honeysuckle, Chinese oats, puffed orchid, and licorice, steeped in hot water and consumed frequently.
Clear Throat Drink: 50 grams each of plum meat, licorice, sand sage, Chinese oats, and platycodon, crushed and mixed. Take 15 grams per dose, three times daily, steeped in boiling water.
Precautions: Maintain good oral hygiene and rinse your mouth with water in the morning, evening, and after meals. Avoid smoking, alcohol, and dust exposure. Correct the habit of mouth breathing. Strengthen physical exercise to improve your constitution and prevent respiratory infections. Reduce smoking and alcohol consumption, and actively treat diseases of the surrounding throat organs.
Maintain a balanced lifestyle and keep a positive mood to avoid stress and depression. Keep the room at a comfortable temperature and humidity with fresh air. Eat light, nourishing foods that are sour and sweet to nourish the yin, such as fruits, fresh vegetables, and green dates. Frequently suck on throat soothing tablets like Spring-Autumn Throat Soothing Tablets or Mint Throat Conditioner Tablets.