What is the main symptom of acute laryngitis?

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Acute laryngitis refers to the acute nonspecific inflammation of laryngeal mucosa and vocal cord. The course of disease is usually less than one month. It is one of the common acute infectious diseases in respiratory tract, accounting for 1% - 2% of the diseases in otolaryngology. Acute laryngitis generally refers to acute laryngitis in adults. What is the main symptom of acute laryngitis? Let's talk about it

What is the main symptom of acute laryngitis?

Hoarseness is the main symptom of acute laryngitis, mainly due to congestion and edema of vocal cord mucosa. The tone quality of light voice is not mellow and clear, and the tone becomes lower and thicker than before; In severe cases, the voice is hoarse and hard to produce, and even worse, the voice can only be whispered or completely lost.

A small number of severe adult acute laryngitis can cause inspiratory dyspnea due to laryngeal mucosal edema, which is common in subglottic acute laryngitis. Due to the narrow space of subglottic area, if the mucosa is highly edematous, the airway will be blocked.

Due to the increased secretion in the inflammation of laryngeal mucosa, there is often cough. At first, there is dry cough without sputum. At the later stage, there is mucopurulent secretion in the larynx, which is not easy to cough because of its thick thickness. If the secretion adheres to the vocal cord surface, it can aggravate hoarseness.

matters needing attention

Light diet, avoid tobacco and alcohol stimulation, avoid dry mouth, drink more water, light diet, often eat vegetables and fruits, avoid spicy and stimulating diet, such as excessive consumption of pepper, strong tea, strong coffee, carbonated drinks, fried food, puffed food and dry fruit food, too sweet and too salty food, such as chocolate, candy, etc.