The organ that connects the larynx and the bronchi is called the trachea. Because of infections or viruses localized in the respiratory tract, it often develops its inflammation, called tracheitis - the symptoms of the disease are very similar to bronchitis and laryngitis, but are eliminated much easier and faster with adequate and timely treatment.
Tracheitis - Symptoms and Signs
Almost the only manifestation of the disease is a dry suffocating cough, which usually pains in the morning and at night. In this case, a person feels a sensation in the throat and discomfort in the chest area.
The symptomatology of tracheitis also directly depends on the type of disease and the cause of the development of the inflammatory process. Let us consider this issue in more detail.
Chronic tracheitis in adults - symptoms
Usually the form of the ailment in question occurs due to the untreated treatment of acute tracheitis. As a result of slow inflammation, the mucous membrane that lines the trachea begins to change. They can be either hypertrophic (with a strong swelling of the vessels and a thickening of the tissue), or atrophic (with thinning of the mucosa and coating it with hard rough crusts). Similar pathologies are accompanied by intensive release of mucus and sputum, often with purulent impurities.
Against the background of alcohol abuse, smoking, lung diseases, heart, nasal sinuses and kidneys, chronic tracheitis may also develop. In such situations, expectorated masses contain yellow and greenish impurities or clots. Cough has a long paroxysmal character, accompanied by severe pain in the chest.
Acute viral tracheitis - symptoms
The described type of the disease usually occurs in combination with other pathologies of the respiratory tract - rhinitis, sinusitis, laryngitis, sinusitis, bronchitis. The cause is often a viral infection, sometimes staphylococcus or streptococcus.
During the course of tracheitis, morphological changes in the mucosa occur in this form. There is swelling, reddening of the pharynx, and in some cases even point hematomas.
Tracheitis - symptoms of an acute process:
- fits of dry cough with laughter, deep breath, and also in the morning and in the evening;
- hoarseness of voice;
- strong compressive pain in the throat and in the sternum;
- slight increase in body temperature;
- sputum production, first a small amount and a thin, then more viscous and abundant, with purulent inclusions;
- rapid breathing;
- shortness of breath , suffocation;
- the development of complications such as pneumonia or bronchopneumonia.
Allergic tracheitis - symptoms
Irritant mucous membranes of the trachea, vapors, gases or dust cause an immediate reaction of immunity and allergic reactions. Thus, the type of disease in question is more likely to affect people working in chemical industries, construction, libraries, constantly in contact with histamines.
The primary signs of an allergic tracheitis resemble an ordinary cold: a hoarse voice, a rare dry cough, a barely perceptible swallowing in the throat. The symptoms increase after 2-3 days, there is a cutting pain in the throat, especially during drinking or eating, talking and swallowing. Cough becomes painful, suffocating, with long seizures, and it can begin at any time, regardless of contact with allergens. After 4-5 days, in the absence of treatment, the mucous membranes become swollen, respiratory functions worsen due to the accumulation of very thick white mucus, the body temperature rises to high values. Allergic tracheitis is also sometimes accompanied by a runny nose and a sensation of itching in the mouth.