Near the back wall of the pharynx is a paired organ called tonsils or tonsils. Often, even if you feel perfectly well and there are no signs of any diseases, you can notice a light color on them. If this phenomenon temporarily and quickly disappears on its own, then there is no reason for alarm, this is a variant of the norm. But a white plaque in the throat that does not pass for 8-10 days is considered a pathology and requires immediate treatment to the otolaryngologist, especially if it is accompanied by additional symptoms.
What are the physiological reasons for the formation of a white coating on the back of the throat?
Sometimes the presence of a light substance on the tonsils does not require special treatment:
- White curdled mass in crypts. The accumulation of such a deposit in the lacunae of the tonsils is a temporary phenomenon. It, as a rule, is observed after attacks of infections on an organism.
- Autoimmune reactions. Short-term failure of the protective system, manifested in the form of a red flat lichen and the appearance of a latticed light coating on the pharynx.
- Leukoedema. For unknown reasons, several times a year, tonsils can be covered with areas of light thick mucus that disappear on their own.
Such a white coating on the throat can happen without temperature and pain, does not bother the person at all, often goes unnoticed.
In addition, the described state is regularly observed in smokers and people chewing tobacco.
Why does my throat ache and a white coating appears on it?
If this symptomatology is accompanied by other unpleasant clinical manifestations, including fever, body aches, headaches or cough, the body most likely has inflammatory processes.
The pain in the throat and the white coating on the tonsils are formed for the following reasons:
- lacunar tonsillitis ;
- reproduction of yeast fungi;
- trauma to the throat, burns;
- syphilitic sore throat;
- stomatitis;
- diphtheria;
- acute tonsillitis.
What if the throat is covered with a white coating?
Adequate therapy is possible only with the establishment of an accurate diagnosis, so if you have any symptoms of an infection or inflammation, you should consult your doctor.
To soften the pain in the throat , eliminate the perspiration and ease the general condition help frequent and regular rinses. For the procedure it is recommended to use various medications:
- Chlorophyllipt;
- Furacilin;
- Miramistin;
- Chlorhexidine.
Also effective are solutions of sea salt and baking soda with iodine, lemon juice, decoctions of antiseptic medicinal herbs (chamomile, St. John's wort, calendula, oak bark).