It is not only viruses or infections that can cause pain in our throat. The throat can also hurt due to the spine, nerves and tumors, oddly enough. However, the first thing that comes to mind when there is a tickling in the throat is sore throat. And "means" you don't have to go to a doctor. We all "know" ourselves - the disease is familiar from childhood. Run to the pharmacy for pills and rinses! But will they help? What if it's some other inflammation? What if it will require completely different means and methods of treatment? Let's see what other causes of a sore throat can be, and how to deal with them.
1. Pharyngitis
With this disease, patients, as a rule, are worried about dryness, sore throat, and a scratching sensation. And also - high fever, muscle pain, headaches and joint pains. If the diagnosis of pharyngitis is made by a doctor, you can safely proceed to the prescribed therapeutic course. Self-medication in this case is categorically contraindicated.
2. Mechanical damage
Various injuries, cuts, and burns can also cause sore throat. Including those involving food (for example, fish bones, food that is too hot, etc.). Sometimes even a pharyngeal abscess may develop in the throat, the symptoms of which are similar to those of pharyngitis: pain, high fever, difficulty swallowing. And if you do not seek medical help in time, even surgery may be required afterwards.
3. Osteochondrosis
In case of inflammation / damage of the cervical roots, as well as due to other diseases of the cervical spine, if the area is affected spinal nerve, it may well develop "pharyngeal migraine" - a condition of a painful lump in the throat, causing discomfort during swallowing. And only a specialist can help here.
4. Infectious diseases
Infectious diseases also cause sore throat: measles, SARS, chickenpox or scarlet fever. All of them are "contact" - they are easily transmitted from person to person, which means that it is important to communicate with people less before recovery, not to visit public places and events. At an early stage, each of the above diseases can only be diagnosed by a doctor, so you need to contact him as soon as possible, without practicing self-medication.
5. Neuralgia
With neuralgia, "shooting" pain in the throat occurs at the root of the tongue or in the tonsils, and it can be given to the nose, lower jaw or ear. And often this pain is accompanied by dry mouth.
6. Tumors
Both benign and malignant neoplasms that develop in the tissues of the throat and in the thyroid gland cause pain and difficulty in swallowing over time. If the discomfort in the throat does not go away for a long time, there is no need to postpone the visit to the doctor!
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