1, the cause of throat discomfort
Its 1 winter has been dry, and it is "natural" to expect that moisture will be absent in a heated room, causing discomfort such as smoking in the throat.
Second, sound is the most used organ in the human body, which will help you exhale and speak. It is very cold in winter. If you use your voice too often, it is a kind of injury.
Third, respiratory diseases are high in winter, and throat discomfort is the first symptom of such diseases. If some people have acute and chronic pharyngitis and tonsillitis, throat discomfort will be aggravated.
It should be reminded that although throat discomfort is a common phenomenon in life, it is also a common symptom of some diseases besides life reasons, which cannot be ignored. The following four symptoms are the most common:
Dysphagia: Peritonsillar abscess, throat tuberculosis and other throat diseases, esophageal diseases, etc. May cause dysphagia. However, it is worth reminding that children's sudden dysphagia is mostly caused by esophageal foreign bodies; Elderly people with dysphagia should consider esophageal cancer more; If you have a long history of stomach disease or symptoms such as pantothenic acid and heartburn before, you should consider whether it is a manifestation of gastroesophageal reflux disease. If you want to stay away from this disease, you should pay attention to avoiding mood swings, controlling your weight, fixing three meals and eating a healthy and balanced diet.
Hoarse: This is also a common problem. Normal time vocalization is a round and clear sound quality. However, due to improper or excessive use of the voice, vocal cord diseases or upper respiratory tract infections, the voice will become "hairy", especially in high notes. After this problem, some laryngeal function tests can be done to rule out organic lesions. Usually pay more attention, such as avoiding excessive use of voice, eating less spicy food, quitting smoking and drinking.
Pharyngalgia: Pharyngalgia is a common symptom of the pharynx, which is mainly caused by diseases of the pharynx, and can also be the manifestation of diseases of adjacent organs or the whole body of the pharynx. The pharyngeal mucosa is rich in nerves and blood vessels. Once any factor stimulates the pharynx, it can cause a painful reaction of nerve endings. Therefore, any inflammation in the pharynx, such as acute and chronic pharyngitis, tonsillitis, oral herpes simplex, thyroid adenoma, etc., may cause sore throat. Usually, we should maintain proper indoor temperature and humidity, pay attention to oral cleanliness and light diet.
Foreign body sensation in throat: I often hear people say that there is something in my throat. I always want to cough and feel very comfortable. Even I dare not button my collar, because I feel tight in my neck. It is more obvious when swallowing empty, and it is relieved or disappeared when eating. There is generally no pain or only a slight sore throat. The reasons for this phenomenon are very complicated. First of all, there may be bacteria and parasites in the throat; Secondly, the throat is stimulated by physical factors such as cold and heat, or has mechanical damage; Finally, mental factors can also cause this disease, such as mood swings and long-term excessive tension and fatigue. Eating more and exercising more is the magic weapon to stay away from this disease.
2. What's good for dry throat?
1, chrysanthemum and Sydney water
Chrysanthemum is used as tea, which can clear away heat and toxic materials, clear liver and improve eyesight, and Sydney can nourish yin and moisten lung, thus enhancing the heat and toxic materials of chrysanthemum. Eating more Sydney can improve respiratory system and lung function. If the diet is greasy and the digestion is not very good, add some hawthorn to help digestion.
1 Sydney, 2g chrysanthemum, 5g medlar, appropriate amount of rock sugar and water. Soak chrysanthemum and medlar in warm water for about 5 minutes. Peel and core Sydney and cut it into blocks for later use. Put half a pot of water in a small pot, add Sydney pieces, add appropriate amount of rock sugar to boil, stir while cooking, add soaked Lycium barbarum after the water boils and continue to stew; Boil for about 1 min, then add Chrysanthemum morifolium, and turn to low heat to continue stewing. Cook for 2 minutes and then turn off the heat to eat.
2, honeysuckle olive tea
Honeysuckle has antiviral effect, olive has analgesic effect, and mint has the effects of expelling wind, clearing away heat and diminishing inflammation. This kind of tea is easy to brew, so people who have a bad voice can try it.
Honeysuckle10g, mint 5g, olive 5g. Add 600 ml of water to boil, then add mint, simmer for 5 minutes, and drink after removing residue.
3, salty olive Ophiopogon japonicus drink
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that olive is sweet and sour, and has a flat nature. It enters the spleen, stomach and lung meridians, and has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, relieving sore throat and resolving phlegm, promoting fluid production to quench thirst, relieving restlessness and sobering up, removing thorns and resolving phlegm, and is suitable for sore throat, polydipsia, cough with excessive phlegm, fishbone throat and so on.
4 salted olives, 30 grams of Ophiopogon japonicus and 20 grams of reed rhizome. Add two and a half bowls of water to these three medicines, one bowl is fried, and the dregs are removed and taken several times. Has that effect of nourishing yin, clear heat, promoting fluid production and moistening dryness, and is suitable for patients with chronic pharyngitis.
4, banana lily tremella soup
Lily and tremella are rich in mineral elements, which have the functions of nourishing yin and moistening lung. Bananas are rich in potassium, which is beneficial to digestion and absorption. Banana lily tremella decoction can regulate lung health, clear away heat and relieve the symptoms of dry throat in winter.
Take dried tremella 15g, fresh lily 120g, 2 bananas, 5g Lycium barbarum, 80g crystal sugar and 3 cups of water. Soak dried tremella in water for 2 hours, add 3 cups of water, simmer for half an hour, and take it out for later use; Peel bananas and cut them into small pieces; Put the cooked tremella, fresh lily, banana slices, medlar and crystal sugar in a stew pot for half an hour.
5. Honey and vinegar
Honey has a strong bactericidal effect. Japanese often mix vinegar and honey to prevent and treat sore throat.
The method is simple. Take two spoonfuls of honey and about 20 ~ 50ml of vinegar (preferably pure brewed vinegar such as apple vinegar), first pour the vinegar into the cup, then add the honey, stir thoroughly, and finally add150ml of ice water, and drink a cup every day after stirring evenly.
6. horseshoe pear soup
Eleocharis tuberosa can quench thirst and detoxify, warm the middle warmer and replenish qi. It can prevent pear cold from hurting the stomach when used together with pears. In fact, breaking water chestnut and taking juice directly can also treat acute and chronic throat discomfort.
Take 10 water chestnut and two pears, clean, peel and cut into pieces, peel and core and cut into pieces, add appropriate amount of water, add a little rock sugar after boiling, and drink once or several times.
7. Kuding honey tea
Studies have shown that Kuding tea can react with saliva to produce a cool feeling, thus achieving analgesic effect. Among them, a variety of nutrients can also play a health care role such as lowering blood pressure. Honey can dispel fire and moisten the lungs, and it is flat and sweet, and can be used with a variety of teas. Adding honey to Kuding tea can not only relieve the symptoms of dry throat and dry mouth, but also weaken the bitterness of Kuding tea.
The specific brewing method is: wrap 10g kudingcha in gauze, put it in a teacup and brew it with boiling water. Then let it stand for a period of time. After the water temperature cools, add a spoonful of honey and stir it evenly. When drinking, it is best to put Kuding honey water in your mouth, and try to let the tea touch your throat to strengthen the role of moistening your throat.
8, white radish sugar
In many families in Japan, after a cold causes a sore throat, white radish sugar made of white radish and honey is used to help relieve it. Li Xiaowen believes that vitamin C and enzymes in white radish, together with honey, can help to inhibit throat inflammation and relieve symptoms of cough and expectoration.
At home, you might as well use 1/4 white radish and 1 ~ 2 cups of honey, cut the white radish into small pieces, put it in a honey bottle, then add the honey and cover it for pickling. After the white radish floats, take it out immediately and drink the remaining honey juice, 2 ~ 3 times a day, one cup at a time.
I have a sore throat in winter, so I might as well eat more foods that moisten my lungs and throat to relieve my discomfort. If you take warm measures in winter, your body's resistance will be enhanced and you will not be so afraid of the cold. Some of the foods mentioned above have very good therapeutic effects. I might as well eat more of these foods to improve my discomfort.