Post Date December, 03 2023
Mr. Zhang is engaged in IT sales work. In order to complete sales tasks at the end of the year, he often worked overtime until the early morning, and fell asleep due to fatigue after hastily eating instant noodles; Mr. Li is engaged in corporate public relations work. At the end of the year, he has many dinners, accompanies clients to eat and drink, plays karaoke and cards, and often sleeps when he comes home drunk late at night.
In recent weeks, the two have continued to feel a sensation of foreign bodies in their pharynx, feeling sputum but unable to cough up. After being diagnosed by the hospital, both of them suffered from severe chronic pharyngitis, caused by oral uncleanness caused by not brushing their teeth at night.
Wu Yongzheng, Director of the Oral Health Department of Nanjing Maternal and Child Health Hospital, introduced that chronic pharyngitis refers to diffuse pharyngeal lesions caused by chronic infections, which often occur in adults. The typical symptoms are a sensation of foreign bodies in the throat, itching, slight pain, dryness, and burning heat; There are often thick secretions attached to the posterior wall of the pharynx that are difficult to remove, and can cause irritating coughing, even nausea and vomiting. In severe cases, there are general or local symptoms such as hoarseness, sore throat, headache, dizziness, fatigue, indigestion, and low fever.
Why not brushing your teeth before going to bed at night can lead to chronic pharyngitis? Director Wu said that winter is the season with a high incidence of chronic pharyngitis, and poor living habits can cause the onset of pharyngitis. Nowadays, many young people eat a lot of snacks and snacks before going to bed, especially many high oil and salt foods such as barbecues, but they do not brush their teeth and rinse their mouths in time after meals. Over time, many food residues remain in their teeth and oral cavity, which can easily breed bacteria. When the bacteria grow to a certain extent, they migrate to the throat, causing inflammation.
Director Wu suggested that we should pay attention to self care in daily life: first, maintain appropriate indoor temperature and humidity, while paying attention to air circulation, and regularly breathe fresh air. Dry and excessively cold, overheated, and wet indoor air can affect the defense function of the pharyngeal mucosa, resulting in dysfunction, abnormal sensation of the pharynx, and chronic pharyngitis over time.
Secondly, brush your teeth carefully in the morning and evening, each time for about 3 minutes, so that your teeth are exposed to high concentrations of fluoride. It is best to brush them once after every meal. If conditions are not available, you should also rinse your mouth with clean water. Rinse your mouth and brush your teeth in the morning, after meals, and before bed to keep your mouth clean.
In addition, it is advisable to take a light and digestible diet as a dietary supplement, supplemented by some refreshing, pyretic, tender, and juicy foods.
(Intern Editor: Lin Yanjuan)
