Tuesday, July 12, 2016

How to do with dry cough?

Clinically, most patients with chronic cough belongs allergic cough, also known as cough variant asthma or allergic bronchitis.
It causes allergic cough disease complex, but mainly includes two aspects, namely, physical and environmental factors in patients with allergic cough. Including the patient's physical "genetic predisposition", immune status, mental state, endocrine and health status subjective conditions, it is an important factor predisposing patients allergic cough. Environmental factors including allergens, irritant gases, viral infections, live in the area, room conditions, occupational factors, climate, drugs, exercise (hyperventilation), food and food additives, dietary habits, social factors and even economic conditions staff may lead to the development of a more important cause of allergic cough. Increasing trend of allergic cough incidence and also the patient's allergic constitution due to susceptibility and environmental factors.
First, the diagnosis:
       If the cough is paroxysmal cough with antibiotics ineffective, accompanied by itchy throat, without fever, fear of cold fear smoke, aggravated at night, if CT or X-ray examination is no exception, it is likely to be allergic cough, also called cough variant asthma or allergic bronchitis.
If the cough is accompanied by rubbing noses, rubbed my eyes, symptoms of allergic rhinitis sneezing, runny nose and nasal congestion, etc., it may be caused by allergic rhinitis, allergic cough, also known as allergic rhinitis - bronchitis.
1, pharyngitis chronic pharyngitis is a common throat diseases, their symptoms are prominent irritating cough. Patients with throat itching and discomfort, often for clearance throat, dry cough, and in his speech more obvious symptoms, can reduce symptoms in each drink, or to swallow after the operation. Mostly secondary to upper respiratory tract infection disease suction, or heavy smokers, heavy drinkers and engage in some exposure to harmful dust or gas are more common.
Examination showed pharyngeal throat congestion, pharyngeal mucosal surface can see a lot of expansion and a small amount of capillary proliferation of lymphoid follicles, posterior pharyngeal mucosa and in some exposure to harmful dust or fumes are more common.
2, the main symptoms of laryngitis is hoarseness, early often intermittent, appeared at the time of each pronunciation more, such as exacerbations hoarseness may continue, but no one aphonia still rare. Because the patient in order to alleviate the symptoms of dry cough.
Sound pick sticky throat endoscopy, patients with multiple chronic simple laryngitis laryngeal mucosa congestion performance, vocal and dull, on which there is a growing distribution of blood vessels to expand, mucus secretion; illness into a little aggravated when the development of proliferative chronic laryngitis, mucosal thickening dark red, which was printed circular edge hypertrophy, pronunciation was often incomplete closure, laryngeal ventricle with a compensatory activity often due to thickening; chronic atrophic laryngitis rare, often cough spit yellow-green crusts, throat burning or pain.
       Second, treatment measures:
1, actively improve the living environment and avoid allergens, always open the window ventilation; pay attention to cold summer.
2, do not eat spicy food, avoid alcohol, eat more fruits and vegetables.
3, to feel comfortable, failing to do not worry.
4, active exercise to strengthen its resistance.
5, treatment of the primary disease, to avoid worse.

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