Pharyngitis is an inflammation of the mucous membranes and lymphoid tissues of the pharynx. As a cause of this disease can act and viruses, and bacteria.
Is it possible to treat pharyngitis with inhalation?
Very unpleasant pharyngitis symptoms can be eliminated by inhalation. But in the overwhelming majority of cases, another drug treatment is needed, and inhalations can serve only as a certain component of the general therapy prescribed by the attending physician.
In its essence, inhalation is a contactless method of affecting the inflamed areas of the pharynx tissues. The plus of such treatment is absolute harmlessness for the gastrointestinal tract, unlike other medications.
Using a nebulizer with inhalation
In order to treat pharyngitis with inhalations, it is not necessary to visit a medical facility. It is possible to conduct such a procedure at home. The strength of the jet and the penetrating power of the healing stream play an important role in the treatment. These factors directly influence the effectiveness of such therapy. Therefore, it is best to perform inhalation with pharyngitis through a nebulizer . Now almost every family, especially in which there are children, has such a device at home. He gives an opportunity to deliver the medicine almost locally in a painful place, in our case to the patient's throat.
Advantages of the nebulizer:
- ease of use;
- there are no age restrictions;
- you can use almost any medication, even those that are contraindicated for ingestion.
To conduct inhalation with pharyngitis, a variety of solutions can be used, depending on the severity of the disease. It can be hormonal, bronchodilator drugs . And the most simple means is a normal saline solution or a saline solution with the addition of calendula.