Laryngitis - treatment at home

Laryngitis - a fairly common phenomenon, often occurring against the background of colds, sinusitis, rhinitis and other respiratory diseases. It is treated with laryngitis both folk methods, and with the use of medications.

Principles of laryngitis treatment at home

There are two types of laryngitis:

• sharp;
• chronic.

Acute last 7-10 days and are quite easy to treat, especially if it is a mild form (catarrhal laryngitis).

Chronic laryngitis may last for several months, require compulsory medical consultation and longer treatment.

In the treatment of laryngitis, in the first place, the following measures are applied:

1. Gentle mode for vocal cords. It is necessary to try to talk as little as possible. Eliminate the traumatic factors: cigarette smoke, excessively dry or dusty air in the room.
2. Regular warm drink. It is desirable with the content of honey.
3. Refusal of local anesthetics. Anesthetics, of course, relieve pain, but at the same time the risk of additional injuries to the mucosa increases.
4. Gargling. It is carried out with antiseptic preparations, soda, broths of herbs.
5. Inhalations . Applied as steam (with broths of herbs), and oil (with essential oils) and with medicines. It is believed that the treatment of laryngitis is more effective if you use a nebulizer for inhalations (a device for converting liquids into an aerosol for inhalation), especially when using medicines.
6. Compresses. Local warming compresses (with alcohol, vodka or essential oils) are superimposed on the area of ​​the throat, and sometimes also of the chest.

Treatment of laryngitis with folk remedies

1. Inhalations. Effective are inhalations with soda (half a teaspoon per glass of water), with mineral water (Borjomi), broths of chamomile, chamomile, lapchatka, ayr root, as well as essential oils of chamomile, fir, juniper.
2. Aloe juice with honey. Juice and honey are mixed in a 3: 2 ratio and consumed on a teaspoon three times a day, not swallowing at once, but dissolving.
3. Healing drink. Finely grate the bulb pour two glasses of hot milk, leave for 10 minutes and strain. Use warmed before bedtime and in the morning for 3-4 days.
4. Gogol-Mogol. To prepare two yolks whisk with a tablespoon of sugar, then add a tablespoon of melted butter and mix thoroughly. It is believed that the use of this remedy for 4-5 days twice a day helps restore the voice.

Drugs for the treatment of laryngitis

1. Inhaliptus, Cameton. These are local antiseptic and anti-inflammatory aerosols.
2. Inhacamphus. Combined preparation of plant origin. Produced in the form of special pencils for inhalation, which are added to the liquid, and the vapor is then inhaled.
3. Chlorophyllipt. The drug is plant-based, used for inhalation and rinsing.
4. Lugol . The solution is used to lubricate the throat.
5. Bioparox. Antibiotic of local action in the form of an aerosol, which is used in the treatment of laryngitis in acute form. It is not recommended for children under the age of three.
6. Erespal. The drug with anti-edema, anti-inflammatory and bronchodilating effect. Produced in the form of syrup and tablets. Used to treat long and chronic forms of the disease. It is not recommended to use erespal for treatment of laryngitis in pregnant women.

In case of prolonged course of the disease, and if local therapy is ineffective, antibiotics can be used to treat laryngitis in injections or tablets (usually penicillin series), sulfanilamide preparations, hormone therapy, antihistamines.