It is a term that is used to group a series of chronic inflammatory and/or irritativos processes of the faríngea mucosa.
It can be caused by diverse factors, between which they emphasize:
- environmental chemical and/or physical Agents like: Dust, heat, abrupt changes of temperature, exhibition to cigarette smoke, smoke of kitchens, conditioned air, tobacco, alcohol and abuse in the use of nasal vasoconstrictores.
- to frequently suffer respiratory diseases like tonsilitis, or sinusitis or others of the heart, kidney or diabetes.
- By endocrinos problems like: hipotiroidismo, climacteric or vitamin deficiency A.
- By abuse and badly traveling use of the voice, problem that much to singers affects, cronistas, teachers, salesmen, lecturers, etc.
- By allergies.
The chronic faringitis can be:
- Simple: when it produces cough, irritation, pain when swallowing, I clear one's throat and exists sensation of strange body or of secretion presence in the pharynx I clear one's throat, cough and sensation of dryness or adherent secretions to the pharynx and pain neck.
- Hiperplásica or granulose, when, the later part of the pharynx is inflamed, with granites, blushed and presents/displays abundant, dense and colorless secretion. A sensation exists almost always that forces to swallow saliva and to clear one's throat and is much sensitivity that produces you feel nauseous and even vomits.
- Dry or atrófica, when the later part of the pharynx is dry and often it presents/displays some exudate scabs. Temperature changes of or climate is related to and the annoyances improve to the border of the sea and usually increase in dry places and I warm up. The most affected they are adult and old people.
The treatment consists of the elimination of factors of risk like the tobacco, alcohol, modification of labor atmospheres, antiinflammatory and antibiotic climate change and the administration of in case of being caused by some bacterium or virus and the use of humidificadores.