Sore throat

Sore throat is a symptom, not a disease. It is a functional disorder of the throat sensation, originating from the nervous system of plants. Throat disturbances occur more often in women than men, especially in menopausal women and in people with psychological disorders.

A throat examination for a patient (Photo: TTO) Because the throat is an intersection of food and airways, it is a very rich area of ​​the nervous system, so throat disorders may be caused by many causes when suffer from irritants such as diseases or lesions in the throat, teeth, mouth or beyond as in the esophagus, even in the stomach - intestine, in the cervical spine and including good metabolic disorders Endocrine.

Sore throat usually manifests itself in a subjective feeling of an object that is stuck in the throat (a feeling of a bone rash) or a tumor develops, a throat compression (a fear of throat cancer). However, this feeling of entanglement only feels when swallowing saliva, while eating and drinking do not see any difficulties or obstacles! Additional symptoms associated with throat disorders may include: depression, feeling of chest tightness, bloating, poor appetite, heartburn .

Before a patient with a pharyngeal disorder, physicians often have to examine very carefully to eliminate all causes of the body such as: real bone tumors, cancer in the early stages or healthy tumors causing compression in the throat. . then think about the causes due to psychological disturbances such as disease, fear, hysteria . Particularly for the following reasons, psychological treatment has a decisive role.