Swelling of throat

Edema is not a single ailment, but is a reaction of the body to the pathological changes taking place in it. The swelling of the throat and its vastness depends on the cause of the lesion. This ailment is accompanied by soreness and narrowing of the larynx. However, sometimes it can narrow so much that breathing becomes difficult, which becomes a direct threat to the life of the patient.

Causes of a throat swelling

You should stop focusing on such factors that can provoke swelling:

1. Taking too hot food or liquids, causing burns and inflammation of the larynx.
2. Effects of low temperatures, inhalation of frosty air or the use of cold drinks in large sips.
3. Acute inflammatory diseases, such as typhus, influenza, measles.
4. Diphtheria , abscess and other diseases of bacterial nature.
5. The presence in the body of chronically infections, for example, syphilis or tuberculosis, an acute period often occurs with swelling of the larynx.
6. Allergic swelling of the throat is formed as a reaction to pollen, foods, medicines and other substances.
7. Mechanical effects, including swallowing foreign objects, surgery and injuries.
8. Exposure to radiation during X-ray examinations.
9. Pathology of the heart muscle, squeezing the lymph nodes.

Symptoms of a throat swelling

The manifestation of the disease is associated with the extent of the lesion and depends on how much the lumen in the throat is narrowed. First, the patient has unpleasant sensations in the larynx, difficulty in swallowing. Also for the initial stages is characterized by a cough, the cause of which many consider a cold.

Swelling of the throat with allergies is accompanied by such symptoms:

• impaired breathing;
• swelling of the palate;
• falling heart rate;
• slight shortness of breath.

In addition, a clear sign of hypersensitivity is the edema of Quincke , in which the swelling of the larynx takes place simultaneously with the swelling of the face and neck. With complicated flow, patients in case of lack of air can lose consciousness, therefore it is important to immediately deliver it to the hospital.

Treatment of throat swelling

In this condition, the patient is hospitalized, where he is treated under the supervision of a specialist. To remove swelling, the patient is given pieces of ice and put ice compresses on the neck. At the same time, a distraction therapy is provided, which involves taking hot foot baths, applying mustard plasters.

Also prescribed antihistamines. In the absence of the effect of therapy and worsening of the condition of the larynx, tracheostomy is resorted to.