What are the pharmacological treatments for acute laryngitis?
Apr 14, 2021
Source: Cainiu Health
Dr. Liu Chunqing
Introduction
1. Dexamethasone alleviates mucosal edema in the pharynx and reduces hoarseness.
2. Qingre Sanjie Tablets exert effects of dispersing nodules, relieving pain, clearing heat, and detoxifying.
3. Compound Caoshanhu Lozenges relieve sore throat, reduce swelling and pain, and dispel wind-heat.
4. Houerhuan Anti-inflammatory Granules cool the blood, reduce swelling, clear heat, detoxify, and alleviate diarrhea.
Acute laryngitis refers to an acute, nonspecific inflammation of the laryngeal mucosa and vocal cords, typically lasting less than one month. It is one of the most common acute respiratory infections and accounts for 1%–2% of otolaryngological conditions. So, what pharmacological treatments are available for acute laryngitis? Below, we provide a detailed explanation.
Pharmacological Treatments for Acute Laryngitis
1. Dexamethasone
Glucocorticoids may be used in the treatment of acute laryngitis—particularly in patients presenting with marked vocal cord hyperemia. Dexamethasone, for example, rapidly reduces laryngeal mucosal edema and alleviates hoarseness, thereby achieving therapeutic effects.
2. Qingre Sanjie Tablets
Patients with acute laryngitis may take Qingre Sanjie Tablets orally. This traditional Chinese patent medicine exerts heat-clearing, detoxifying, and nodular-resolving analgesic effects. Its primary indications include acute enteritis, acute tonsillitis, acute pharyngitis, acute conjunctivitis, acute bronchitis, upper respiratory tract infection, lymphadenitis, and otitis media. The principal active ingredient is Senecio scandens (commonly known as “thousand-mile light”).
3. Compound Shanhucao Lozenges
Compound Shanhucao Lozenges treat acute laryngitis by promoting throat clearance, reducing swelling and pain, and dispelling wind-heat. Appropriate use of this medication effectively relieves symptoms such as sore throat and hoarseness in patients with acute laryngitis.
4. Houyehuan Anti-inflammatory Granules
Houyehuan Anti-inflammatory Granules possess properties including cooling the blood, reducing swelling, clearing heat, detoxifying, and stopping diarrhea. This traditional Chinese patent medicine is indicated not only for acute laryngitis but also for acute gastroenteritis, bacterial dysentery, acute tonsillitis, and upper respiratory tract infections. Patients with acute laryngitis may take these granules dissolved in boiling water.
The above outlines the main pharmacological treatment options for acute laryngitis. We hope this information proves helpful to you.
