Symptoms of laryngitis

Laryngitis - the medical term for inflammation of the larynx. Some of the causes and course of the disease is not complicated. Others should alert and require special treatment. Laryngitis affects both adults and children. Among adults, distributed a "professional" look laryngitis.

Laryngitis. Common symptoms of laryngitis

The first symptoms of laryngitis patients usually do not take seriously or confused with other diseases. This leads to a chronic type of disease.




To avoid this, you should be aware of its main symptoms:

• sore throat;
• hoarseness;
• weak voice or no voice;
• managing voice characteristics;
• swelling of the mucous folds of the vestibule;
• reddened mucous sheath;
• redness in the epiglottis;
• constant desire to clear his throat, cough;
• sensation of a lump in the throat;
• constant cough;
• first with a dry cough, then perhaps with phlegm;
• runny nose;
• temperature to 37.4 � C;
• hoarse voice or silent;
• fatigue vote;
• headache.

It's time to call the doctor or go to the hospital if:

• fever with a sore throat;
• the presence of symptoms for 2-3 weeks with no power to vote;
• can not drink fluids, eat;
• reducing the number of diapers obmochennyh children;
• cough with greenish or yellow sputum;
• coughing up blood;
• breathing problems, interceptions throat;
• able to breathe only in an upright position;
• you can not swallow saliva;
• much saliva in children;
• whistling noise when breathing.

Some important facts about laryngitis:

• Laryngitis is progressing rapidly;
• Laryngitis can also develop after a few days of pain in the throat;
• most massive outbreak of laryngitis observed during viral infections, that is, in the late autumn, winter and early spring;
• acute laryngitis subject to medical advice is for 7-10 days;
• long course of laryngitis requires checking the probability laryngeal tumor, especially in smokers, or other serious illnesses;
• children 6-8 years old may show false croup - a special form of acute laryngitis, especially diathesis;
• children who suffer from laryngitis in childhood, adolescence, hoarseness can pass.

Breathing becomes labored laryngitis and whistling and appears painful "barking" cough. Airway obstruction can sometimes be very serious, especially in children, in these cases, talking about the so-called false croup. It can also occur as a distinct disease - Overvoltage voice inhaled dusty air, irritating fumes and gases, smoking, alcohol abuse. In acute laryngitis larynx mucosa hyperemic and edematous, marked thickening and incomplete closure of the vocal cords (vocal folds). With flu visible bleeding in the mucous membrane of the larynx (laryngitis hemorrhagic).

Inflammatory process laryngitis can cover the entire mucosa of the larynx, or some segments (isolated laryngitis). Laryngitis patients complain of dry, scratchy, throat, and sometimes the pain on swallowing. Cough, initially dry, and later accompanied by sputum. Laryngitis voice becomes hoarse, rough, or lost. Acute laryngitis may occur with headache, slight fever. Duration of laryngitis usually no more than 7-10 days. The danger is acute laryngitis subglottic (podskladochnogo) space, accompanied by a stenosis of the larynx. Some chemicals by inhalation can also cause inflammation of the larynx.

In infants, small children, inflammation (laryngitis) may occur so rapidly that the swelling of the mucous membrane of an open airway in the larynx (false croup.) In these cases the breath, the breath becomes noisy, baby cries, worried. In severe cases of laryngitis, the lack of oxygen can cause brain damage, even coma. Of course, this condition requires immediate hospitalization in ENT or pediatric hospital.