Chronic laryngitis is often very difficult to treat and requires the use of antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs for a long time, which can lead to vocal cord nodules. Treating laryngitis with honey is one of the simple, inexpensive folk remedies that brings certain effects to patients.
1. Learn about laryngitis
The human voice is created through the movement and vibration caused by the collision of the two vocal cords - two folds of mucosa covering the muscles and cartilage. Normally, the vocal cords open and close smoothly, creating sound through movement and vibration. But in acute laryngitis, the vocal cords are inflamed or irritated, leading to swelling and distortion of the sounds, causing a hoarse voice, and in severe cases, the inability to speak.
Laryngitis is a common disease in daily life, especially in children. Laryngitis significantly affects the work and daily life of the patient. Acute laryngitis is usually not difficult to treat. However, the disease is often very easy to relapse many times, leading to chronic laryngitis.
2. Treatment of laryngitis
Acute laryngitis may not require medical treatment and usually goes away on its own within a week. Self-care measures can also help improve symptoms.
Treatment of acute laryngitis aims to treat underlying causes, such as gastroesophageal reflux, ...,
Medications used in some severe cases may include:
- Antibiotics. Use antibiotics if the cause is bacterial and the condition is prolonged
- Corticosteroids: Help reduce inflammation of the vocal cords. However, this treatment should only be used when really necessary and as prescribed by a doctor.
3. Treating laryngitis with honey
Most cases of laryngitis cause voice distortion, hoarseness but are not too serious, unless complications occur. Depending on the specific condition of each person, there are different methods of treating laryngitis. Among the folk remedies that are effective in treating laryngitis, honey is the most popular.
Honey contains many vitamins A, B, C, E, bacteria, minerals, enzymes, trace elements and high antioxidants. In addition, honey also has antiseptic and detoxifying effects in the oral cavity, effective for people with throat discomfort, especially when combined with lemon. Because, according to Oriental medicine, lemon has a sour taste, creates saliva to reduce thirst, cools the temperature and is suitable for diseases caused by heat in the body. Tips for treating laryngitis with honey that can be applied are combining honey with fresh lemon or honey with chives.
- For honey with fresh lemon: Prepare 1-2 fresh lemons, wash them, cut the skin into star fruit patterns on the outside and put them in a small bowl, then add a few spoons of honey to soak the whole lemon, leave for about 1-2 hours then cut into small segments to suck. Patients can suck on lemon honey many times a day, especially early in the morning and at night before going to bed, which will help the throat feel much better.
- Honey with chives: Steamed chives with honey are also effective in reducing laryngitis. Use 3-5 chives, wash them, chop finely, put them in a bowl and pour honey over the leaves, steam them or put them in a rice cooker until the chives are cooked. Use honey with steamed chives 2-3 times/day for good results.
4. Note on treating laryngitis with honey
In fact, folk remedies for treating laryngitis with honey are effective, but patients should not overlook symptoms, especially when hoarseness lasts for a long time, accompanied by many other symptoms such as headache, fever... If hoarseness lasts for several days without improvement, see a doctor immediately for an accurate diagnosis of the cause of the disease, avoid complications of laryngitis or detect other dangerous diseases that also have similar symptoms.
5. Measures to prevent laryngitis
- Breathe moist air. Use a humidifier to keep the air in your home or office moist.
- Limit talking. Limit talking or singing too loudly or for too long.
- Drink plenty of water. Moisten your throat. Try sucking on lozenges, gargling with salt water or chewing a piece of gum.
- Avoid whispering. This causes tension, even more than a normal speaking voice.
- Do not smoke, and avoid passive smoke.
- Avoid upper respiratory infections.
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