Treatment Of Laryngitis In Adults At Home: How To Quickly Cure

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Effective home treatment for laryngitis in adults

The content of the article:

1. Laryngitis symptoms

2. How to treat laryngitis at home

   1. Laryngitis rinses
   2. Means for oral administration
3. Video

Treatment of laryngitis in adults at home is possible with a mild course of the disease. Usually, inhalation and rinsing are used for this. In the acute form of the disease, accompanied by an increase in body temperature and a severe cough, it is necessary to seek advice from an ENT.

Home treatment is most often carried out with an uncomplicated course of laryngitis

With laryngitis, the inflammatory process affects the mucous membrane of the larynx, including the vocal cords. At the same time, problems with the voice appear, it becomes hoarse, and in some cases it disappears altogether.

The cause of the pathology is most often a viral infection. Getting on the mucous membrane, coronaviruses, adenoviruses, influenza or measles virus causes inflammation. Laryngitis often develops against the background of ARVI (acute respiratory viral infection).

Sometimes bacteria (streptococcus or staphylococcus) or an allergic reaction are the cause of the disease. Very rarely, laryngitis is associated with autoimmune diseases.

Hypothermia is one of the factors contributing to the development of laryngitis

The factors that contribute to the appearance of pathology include smoking, hypothermia, being in dusty and gas-filled rooms or living in ecologically unfavorable areas.

Laryngitis symptoms

The onset of the disease is usually manifested by weakness, lethargy, and decreased appetite. Laryngitis is often accompanied by an increase in body temperature. Then there is a tickling and sore throat, hoarseness of the voice is noted and its timbre changes. Sometimes a person can only speak in a whisper.

Laryngitis cough is quite specific, it resembles a dog barking. Attacks can occur during the day, but it is especially annoying at night when a person takes a horizontal position. During the recovery phase, the cough becomes moist.

The disease can be acute, when its symptoms are pronounced and disappear within a week after adequate treatment, or chronic. In the second case, hoarseness and coughing occur periodically.

Treatment is usually done at home. Adults are hospitalized only if laryngitis develops against the background of other chronic diseases or leads to complications.

How to treat laryngitis at home

How to quickly cure laryngitis at home? At the first signs of the disease, it is necessary to use local antiseptic agents. Tablets or lozenges based on dequalinium chloride or flurbiprofen are effective. They have an anti-inflammatory effect, are active against pathogens and relieve pain in the throat.

Phytopreparations, such as Icelandic moss, can be used to relieve coughing fits.

To soften the throat, eliminate the inflammatory process and relieve coughing attacks, remedies with herbal ingredients (sage, Icelandic moss, naked licorice, menthol) are prescribed.

Sprays are used to irrigate the oropharyngeal cavity. They also reduce inflammation and symptoms. For the same purpose, gargling with solutions of Chlorhexidine, Miramistin or Furacilin and alkaline inhalations are used.

After identifying the pathogen, antiviral agents or antibiotics (penicillins, macrolides, cephalosporins) can be prescribed. The dosage and duration of therapy is determined by the doctor after an in-person consultation.

When coughing, codeine-based antitussives are used that suppress the cough reflex (Codelac, Kofeks). Medicines containing fenspiride hydrochloride (Erespal, Inspiron) are also effective.

Laryngitis rinses

During the treatment of laryngitis in adults, rinsing is often used at home. In order to eliminate hoarseness of the voice, reduce inflammation and swelling, decoctions of medicinal plants are used:

• calamus root: 5 g of crushed raw materials are poured with 200 ml of cold water and infused for 5 hours. Then the agent is boiled for 15 minutes. After cooling, filter and use for gargling three times a day. For the procedure, 50 ml of broth is enough;
• Kombucha: the mushroom is placed in a jar 2/3 filled with filtered sweet black tea, covered with gauze and placed in a warm place for two weeks. During this period, the concentration of organic acids in its composition increases to a maximum. The infusion is used to gargle with chronic laryngitis. The procedure is carried out three times a day for a week;
• calendula flowers: 20 g of raw materials are poured with 100 ml of pure alcohol and left for a week in a dark place. Then the product is filtered and stored in the refrigerator. To gargle the throat, add one teaspoon of the tincture to a glass of warm water. The procedure is carried out 2-3 times a day for a week;
• narrow-leaved fireweed: three tablespoons of raw materials are poured into 200 ml of water and put on fire. Boil for 10 minutes, then allow to cool and filter. Bring to the original volume with boiling water and use it to gargle.

Means for oral administration

The therapy can be supplemented with the use of teas, tinctures and decoctions made from plant materials:

1. Elderberry flower tea. Such a remedy has diaphoretic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and sedative properties. To make tea, 200 ml of boiling water is poured into two teaspoons of dry elderberry. After 20 minutes, filter and drink in small sips throughout the day.
2. Elderberry infusion. To prepare a cold infusion, mix 1/2 teaspoon of fruits with 1/2 tablespoon of plant leaves and pour 200 ml of boiled cold water and leave overnight. In the morning it is filtered and drunk, divided into two doses. Treatment continues for a week.
3. Viburnum infusion. 2 tablespoons of viburnum fruits are poured into 500 ml of boiling water and placed in a thermos. Take 1/3 cup three times a day. A small amount of honey can be added to improve the taste.
4. Tincture of nettle roots with garlic. To prepare the product, mix one tablespoon of nettle and garlic roots, pour the product with 100 ml of 70% alcohol and insist for 3 days. You need to drink 3 ml of tincture three times a day before meals.
5. Sea buckthorn honey infusion. One glass of sea buckthorn berries is crushed and mixed with the same amount of honey. After three days, the product is rubbed through a sieve. To stop a coughing fit, dissolve one teaspoon of the infusion.

For treatment, it is effective to use funds based on elecampane root

Elecampane root has expectorant, anti-inflammatory, bactericidal and antifungal properties. Medicines prepared on its basis can eliminate the spasm, and also have an anti-allergic effect. They strengthen the immune system, help with exhaustion and loss of strength.

In the complex treatment of laryngitis in adults, the following means are used:

• 100 g of chopped roots of elecampane are poured into 1 liter of red natural grape wine and insisted in a dark place for a week. Strain and store in the refrigerator. You need to take 1/4 cup three times a day;
• 50 g of elecampane root is poured with 50 ml of 96% alcohol and left for a day. Then add 1 liter of wine. After four days, the tincture is filtered and taken one tablespoon three times a day before meals;
• elecampane root, marshmallow and licorice are mixed in the same amount. One tablespoon of the collection is poured with 500 ml of cold boiled water and insisted for at least 8 hours. The product is filtered and taken in 100 ml three times a day.

For laryngitis, preparations made from aloe juice are effective

Aloe juice is used for medicinal purposes. The plant increases the resistance of the mucous membranes of the oropharynx to damage and accelerates regeneration. It also has bactericidal properties and is active against staphylococci, streptococci.

You can prepare a medicine that is effective for acute and chronic forms of the disease in different ways:

• 500 g of aloe leaves are crushed and mixed with 700 ml of May honey and 300 ml of natural grape wine. The mixture is placed in a glass jar, tightly closed with a lid and left in a dark place at room temperature for a week. Take one teaspoon three times a day half an hour before meals. The treatment is carried out within two weeks. Also, the tool can be used for pharyngitis, tracheitis, bronchitis and tuberculosis;
• 500 g of crushed aloe leaves are mixed with the same amount of badger or pork fat and 1 kg of honey. You can add vanillin for flavor. The mixture is placed in the oven for five hours, then poured into a glass container and stored in the refrigerator. A tablespoon of the medicine is added to warm milk and taken half an hour before meals three times a day for a week. This medicine is effective for coughs and hoarseness;
• aloe gruel, honey and unsalted natural butter are mixed in the same proportion. The agent is boiled in a water bath for an hour, filtered through cheesecloth and stored in the refrigerator. One teaspoon of the product is kept in the mouth until it is completely dissolved during coughing attacks. Frequency rate of application - no more than five times a day.

For treatment, it is recommended to use aloe, which is at least 3 years old. The leaves of the plant are cut, wrapped in paper and placed in the refrigerator for a week. Then they are washed and turned into gruel using a blender or meat grinder.

Folk remedies are most effective for chronic laryngitis. In the acute form of the disease, they can be used as an adjunct to drug therapy. It is not recommended to use them for the treatment of children and pregnant women without the agreement of a doctor.

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Anna Kozlova Medical journalist About the author

Education: Rostov State Medical University, specialty "General Medicine".

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