Rhinopharyngitis is a pathological process that is accompanied by inflammation of the nasopharynx. The symptomatology of the disease combines the clinical picture of rhinitis and pharyngitis. Most often, such an ailment is diagnosed in small patients, but recently it has become relevant for adults. Proceed with the treatment as soon as possible, otherwise the inflammatory process can go into a chronic form, and this is fraught with various severe complications.
Contents
- 1 Types and Symptoms
- 1.1 Acute process
- 1.2 Allergic form
- 1.3 Chronic process
- 2 Medical treatment
- 3 Folk treatment
Types and symptoms
To date, the inflammation of the nasopharynx has been divided by symptoms and flow into three large groups. Each of them has its own clinical picture and methods of therapy.
Acute process
Acute rhinopharyngitis in adults can be recognized by the following features:
- Dry irritation. In this case, dryness and redness of the nasopharyngeal mucosa is observed. After that, it swells, and between the nasal passages the lumen narrows. In this case, the patient has a nasal voice, the sense of smell and taste buds are broken. A similar state is observed for several days.
- Serous discharge. In acute course of rhinopharyngitis, active release of serous discharge is observed. It is this that leads to irritation of the skin of the upper lip and the forehead of the nose. The symptomatology is notable for its vivid expression.
- With further flow of the acute process, the mucus that is released becomes mucopurulent and crusty. The duration of this phase is 3-4 days. After this, the adult's condition is normalized.
Allergic form
Rhinopharyngitis, which is allergic, has similarities with viral disease. The patient is visited by a strong nasal congestion, a mucous membrane swelling. The inflammatory process has a lingering course.
Begins from the nasal cavity, then it overtakes the pharynx. From time to time there is a flowing of a transparent secret, the patient notes the discomfort and the presence of a foreign object in the throat.
Chronic process
If the time does not begin to treat the acute form of the disease, it will lead to a chronic process. The main feature of it remains the inability of man to distinguish smells and shortness of breath.
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Chronic rhinopharyngitis can occur in several forms:
- Subatrophic .For sclerosis of lymphoid and epithelial tissue is not characteristic. The patient complains of perspiration, sighing in the throat, his voice becomes hoarse, and on the shell there is a blue swelling. Determine the subatrophic nature of the pathological process is possible even with a visual examination of the patient.
- Hypertrophic. When it is diagnosed, the lymphoid tissue grows, takes Bose volume. There is a feeling that a foreign object is stuck in the throat. At the same time there is a constant nasal congestion.
- Mixed .It combines the symptoms of the two forms of chronic rhinopharyngitis presented above.
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Medicamental treatment
For the treatment of an inflammatory process that affects the throat and nose in an adult, you can use external medicines that will have anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and analgesic effect.
In the group, the most effective drugs include
- Antiseptics - Ambazon, Antiangin( which analogs exist for such a tool, described in this article), Diclonin.
Anti-angin in tablets
- Drugs based on iodine - Povidone-iodine.
Povidone-iodine
- Preparations based on plant components and esters - Rotokan( how to grow Rotokan for inhalations with a nebulizer, described in this article) Sepptelet;
Sepptelet
- Aerosioli - Propolis( how do inhalations with propolis in sinusitis, described in this article) Fusafungin, Dexamethozone.
Dexamethosone in tablets
In some cases, in the treatment of rhinopharyngitis, the use of topical preparations does not give positive dynamics. In this case, the doctor decides on the appointment of antibiotics. As a rule, they are used in cases when a combined course of angina and rhinopharyngitis is observed.
In addition, antibiotics will have a positive effect only if the development of the pathological process is affected by the reproduction of B-hemolytic streptococcus. Then the doctor will prescribe the patient antibiotics penicillin group.
At home, adults should perform sanation of infectious foci and cleanse the throat of accumulated mucus. For this purpose, saline solution is used. 
You can buy it at a pharmacy or get it yourself at home. Also, the saline solution is effective at throat irrigation and inhalation.
As for the chronic form of rhinopharyngitis, it is not treated. Medical measures should be carried out at the stage of exacerbation to alleviate the condition of the patient and maximize remission.
Popular treatment of
Most folk remedies are used to relieve symptoms in chronic inflammation or as a supplement to the basic treatment of acute rhinopharyngitis. The following recipes remain effective in this case:
- Air and chamomile .The solution obtained from these two plants makes it possible to obtain an incredibly powerful therapeutic effect. It is necessary to take the root of ayr in the amount of 20 g, finely chop it and pour 1.5 liters of boiling water. Wait 10 minutes, filter and use a decoction for rinsing and inhalation. But how to use chamomile for newborns for colds will help understand this article.
- Pine kidneys .On the basis of them, it is possible to obtain a medicine surprising in the effect. To do this, take 0.5 kg of raw materials, add 1.5 liters of boiling water. Install on the stove. When the composition boils, then boil it for 20 minutes. Then insist the agent until it is completely cooled and filtered. On 1 finished medicine, 1 kg of honey and 10 ml of 30% tincture of propolis. All ingredients are combined and stored in the refrigerator. Take medication 20 g 3 times a day.
- If the patient has severe nasal congestion with rhinopharyngitis, then it can be quenched with tuya oil or peach .It is necessary to drip the selected agent 3 drops in each nasal passage 2 times a day. What is the instruction for using thuja oil in children's cold and how effective it is will help understand this article.
Rhinopharyngitis in adults is a pathological process in which damage is caused by the throat and nasal cavity. The symptomatology of the ailment is rather unpleasant, which reduces the quality of life. Treatment is important to start right after the first signs were found. Thus, it is possible to improve the general condition and prevent the inflammation from passing into the chronic form. The very scheme of therapy should have a comprehensive approach and be aimed at arresting the cause and the clinical picture.