"Doctor, I have a fever"
"Doctor, my throat hurts so much, it feels like swallowing a razor blade"...
After the new crown epidemic prevention and control policies were gradually relaxed, the number of people with positive infections in the surrounding area became more and more common. Most of them will feel fever, cough, dry throat, pain or even sore throat as severe as a knife. Why does this symptom occur?
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Why does swallowing saliva feel like swallowing a razor blade after being infected with COVID-19? To relieve sore throat, use these 4 tricks or they may work
According to the current situation, the main popular Omicron strain mainly attacks the mucosa of the human pharynx and the large tracheal mucosa. The sore throat caused after infection with the new coronavirus is because the virus invades the mucosal tissue of the throat, resulting in inflammation and edema, and the patient will feel severe pain symptoms.
In severe cases, it may even cause pain like a knife. You will not dare to drink water or even eat. In addition, the sore throat will be accompanied by symptoms of fever. Muscle aches and headaches all over the body are the reasons why many COVID-19 patients feel like they have "exploding" headaches.
- How should we scientifically relieve this uncomfortable symptom?
For more serious symptoms, you can use some milder drugs for symptomatic treatment, or you can use less irritating mouthwash, or gargle with light salt water. These symptoms will be relieved. For more serious symptoms, you can use some antipyretic and analgesic drugs.
Due to the severe sore throat caused by the infection, the patient has a poor appetite, which will affect the body's recovery speed, so avoid eating spicy and greasy foods.
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Use these 4 tips to relieve sore throat.
Gargling with hypertonic salt water
You can add 5 to 6 grams of edible salt to 250 ml of warm boiled water to fully dissolve it and make a hypertonic salt water for gargling. Be careful not to swallow it. At this time, you must hold it in your mouth and the base of your tongue for 20 to 30 seconds, and then spit it out.
Then rinse your mouth with water and hypertonic salt water, which can reduce the edema under the pharyngeal mucosa, mainly reducing the local inflammatory reaction and relieving severe throat pain. Do not use irritating mouthwash at this time to avoid aggravating the dryness of your throat.
Eating throat lozenges
Viruses generally enter the body through the nasal cavity and throat. When the throat lozenges are taken, the mouth will secrete more saliva, which also helps to inhibit microorganisms in the throat.
Drink more water
Doctors usually remind you to drink more water many times. Sufficient water can help relieve eye pain and keep the mucous membrane of the throat moist. It also dilutes sputum to a certain extent, which is conducive to the discharge of sticky sputum.
Local cold compress
Regarding local cold compress, it is more helpful to relieve sore throat. You can try some cold food, but this method only treats the symptoms but not the root cause. For example, ice cream can help you reduce swelling or pain, but it should not be used frequently.
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Generally, we start with the following acupoints:
Dazhui point - located in the depression under the spinous process of the 7th cervical vertebra (mainly clearing heat and detoxifying, and has obvious effects on relieving throat pain).
Tiantu point - located on the neck, on the current midline, in the center of the suprasternal fossa, between the left and right sternocleidomastoid muscles (can cure cough, asthma and sore throat).
Shaoshang point - located on the radial side of the end of the finger and thumb, 0.1 inch above the corner of the nail root.(It clears away heat and detoxifies, mainly treats sore throat)
When massaging these acupoints, you should also pay attention to keeping warm, and avoid eating some irritating foods, so that your throat area can slowly recover.
