(1) Those with severe infection and obvious systemic symptoms should stay in bed, drink plenty of water and eat liquid, choose antiviral drugs and antibiotics or sulfonamides, or use traditional Chinese medicine preparations with antiviral and antibacterial effects.

(2) Patients with mild or no systemic symptoms can be treated locally: gargle with compound borax solution, oral Dumifen throat tablets, iodine buccal tablets and Yinhuang buccal tablets, etc., 4~6 tablets a day. In addition, 1%~3% iodine glycerin and 2% silver nitrate can also be used to smear the swollen lymph follicles in the posterior pharyngeal wall, which has anti-inflammatory effect.

Treatment of chronic pharyngitis

(1) It is very important for the prevention and treatment of this disease to get rid of tobacco and alcohol, improve the working and living environment (avoid dust and harmful gases), actively treat chronic inflammation of nose and nasopharynx, correct constipation and indigestion, and treat systemic diseases to enhance resistance.

(2) Chinese medicine Chinese medicine believes that chronic pharyngitis is caused by yin deficiency and excessive fire, and the deficiency fire is disturbed, resulting in throat dystrophy. It is advisable to nourish yin and reduce fire, and add and subtract with zengye decoction. You can also use the right amount of Shuanghua and Ophiopogon japonicus, add two boat-fruited Sterculia, and use boiled water instead of tea.

(3) Local therapy ① Chronic simple pharyngitis: compound borax solution, nitrofurazone solution and 2% boric acid solution are commonly used for gargling, or throat tablets, such as iodine throat tablets, mint throat tablets, Yinhuang buccal tablets and taking Liushen pills and Jinsang Qingyin pills. ② Chronic hypertrophic pharyngitis: In addition to the above treatment, it is necessary to treat the lymphatic follicles in the posterior pharyngeal wall. Chemical drugs such as 10% silver nitrate solution can be used to cauterize the hypertrophic lymphatic follicles, and freezing or laser treatment can also be used. However, the treatment range should not be too large and too deep to prevent the pharynx from drying and the pharyngeal mucosa from shrinking in the future.

Treatment of atrophic pharyngitis

A small dose of iodine (2% iodine glycerin) can be coated on the mucosa of posterior pharyngeal wall, which can promote gland secretion and improve dryness symptoms. Atomization therapy can also alleviate the symptoms of dryness. Taking vitamins A, B2, C and E can promote the growth of mucosal epithelium.