Tobacco addiction brings many problems that worsen the life of a cigarette lover. Perspiration and other symptoms in the larynx occur both during smoking and after quitting it. ENT, a neurologist, an endocrinologist sometimes unsuccessfully try to help by finding out why the throat hurts after smoking.
List of harmful ingredients in cigarettes
The substances in cigarette smoke that cause pain are listed below:
- Arsenic. Its accumulation in the body causes systemic failures, changes metabolic processes. The concentration of the poison increases in the bronchi, causing tissue destruction.
- Polonium-210. A radioactive substance that irradiates the body. The stable action of this element shortens a person's life.
- Radium. Substance from the category of heavy metals. Causes mutations and malignant tumors.
- Benzopyrene. Blocks the exchange between cells. The water balance is disturbed, the cells are depleted and die.
- Nicotine. Causes addiction, replacing other elements in metabolic processes.
- Resin. An integral element of cigarettes, as well as tannins. Resins make tobacco smoke heavier, block metabolic processes in the tissues of the larynx, as a result of which pain is possible.
- Carbon dioxide. It provokes starvation of cells, penetrating into the blood and replacing oxygen. Hypoxia occurs. Due to the lack of oxygen, the heart works faster to provide the organs with the necessary gas. Therefore, incoming arrhythmia is not excluded.
- Hydrogen cyanide. Destructive to the bronchi, causing chronic diseases.
Incurable deviations develop from smoking, and if the throat hurts after smoking, this is the primary symptom of a violation of cell interaction. Manifestations of this kind cannot be launched. In addition, the true causes are sometimes easier to identify than it might seem.
Causes of pain
Sometimes my throat hurts after quitting smoking. The body is trying to get rid of pathologies on its own, and there is a possibility that further treatment will not be required. But it all depends on the category of causes. Sometimes discomfort cannot be eliminated with pills and rinses.
Reasons for a sore throat after smoking:
- man trying to quit smoking;
- the brand of cigarettes was changed;
- the dose of cigarettes was increased or decreased;
- probability of developing cancer;
- symptom appeared due topenetration of the virus into the body;
- muscle tension in lower throat;
- gastrointestinal problems;
- thyroid dysfunction (inflammation, iodine deficiency, autoimmune disease);
- chronic diseases of the pharynx: pharyngitis, bronchitis, sinusitis, rhinitis, tracheitis, laryngitis;
- osteochondrosis - a problem with the cervical spine, typical for experienced smokers;
- pain arose as a result of stress, nervous breakdown.
Tickle after giving up a bad habit is caused by the fact that the body begins to remove toxins accumulated over many years of smoking. It is possible to overcome inflammation at the initial stage, which lasts about two weeks, on your own. In other cases, to find out the cause of the sore throat after smoking cigarettes, it is necessary to be examined by specialists.
Smoking hookah may be considered less harmful than conventional smoking, but the dose of nicotine is much higher than inhaling cigarette smoke. The danger lies in the fact that a person does not have the feeling that he has smoked, and therefore the saturation of the body with resins is more intense.
Causes of a sore throat:
- due to continuous coughing;
- post-cold period;
- as a side effect of treatment;
- neck injury;
- disturbance of digestive processes;
- overweight.
Coma in throat symptoms
Symptoms of a lump in the throat can be felt in different ways, but they have one thing in common: the feeling of a foreign body inside, interferingbreathe.
In addition, there may be: hoarse voice, dry cough, itching, burning, suffocation, complications when chewing and swallowing food, inflammation of the mucous membrane. The larynx may feel tight, sore, moving.
Pain sometimes resembles a common cold. It is episodic, disappears after smoking a cigarette on its own.
If the characteristic sensations are caused by quitting smoking, then they will disappear after a couple of weeks, but if they become permanent, they may be due to damage to the trachea or the development of cancer.
Physical illnesses: detailed symptoms
Smoker's bronchitis: develops in a person who has been abusing smoking for a long time. If the habit persists for more than 15 years, the disease is diagnosed in 98% of patients. In addition to coughing, the entire bronchopulmonary region is affected by pathology.
Emphysema: there is shortness of breath and oppressed breathing; persistent, paroxysmal cough, sputum with exacerbation of the condition; the presence of purulent expectoration.
Pathologies of the gastrointestinal tract: a sensation of a lump occurs not only after smoking, but also after eating; a certain amount of gastric juice is released into the respiratory tract, irritating the tissues.
Thyroid gland: due to prolonged smoking, inhibition of iodine production occurs, which is aggravated by the state of the organ in case of nicotine addiction.
Oncological diseases: severe dry cough, constant hoarseness, loss of voice and problems with swallowing;constantly sore throat after smoking, there is a feeling of coma.
Other physical diseases: accompanying autoimmune diseases; inflammation of the endocrine glands.
Psychological background
A lump in the throat occurs on the basis of an imbalance and disorder of the central nervous system when smoking, which affects the psycho-emotional state of a person. One of the reasons is a strong stressful situation, in which the symptom disappears on its own after three hours.
In addition to the above symptoms, when a sore throat after smoking, cancerophobia may be present: a psychological illness based on a person's fear of being exposed to cancer.
Long exposure to smoking leads to chronic inflammation of the airways. Pathology is accompanied by an increase in the mucous membrane of the respiratory organs. The volume of tissue begins to create pressure on the throat, which causes a lump.
Diagnosis and treatment
Treatment of a lump in the throat has a lot of nuances that only a doctor can help you figure out.
Who to contact:
- a gastroenterologist will help to find out the real cause of a coma in the throat;
- oncologist: will prescribe surgery to remove the tumor, chemotherapy.
In addition to the basic treatment for sore throat after smoking, it is recommended that every effort be made to clear the airways of phlegm. For this purpose, "Ambrobene", "Bromhexine", infusions of thermopsis and others are used, depending on the characteristics of the symptoms.
Another consequence that develops as a result of smoking is chronic bronchitis, which does not disappear after getting rid of a bad habit. His symptoms will remain, the disease will require serious medical intervention.
If after smoking a sore throat on one side - there is a possibility of otitis media, which is treated in a complex, or sinusitis. As for discomfort on the right, a diagnosis such as mumps, angina pectoris, meningitis, tuberculosis and tumors of the cervical vertebra is possible.
Medicine help
In order to get rid of the symptoms of a coma in the throat, specialists prescribe drugs to cleanse the respiratory tract from sputum. Medicines of reflex action provoke an intensive production of bronchial secretions, as a result of which the organs are cleansed at an accelerated pace.
Relevant medicines of various directions:
- Medicines with reflex action include herbal medicines based on marshmallow, thyme, wild rosemary, licorice, coltsfoot, thermopsis.
- Means of direct action on the bronchi through secretion: Travisil, Amtersol, Suprima-Broncho, Gerbion, Linkas Lor, Stoptussin-Forte, Glyciram, licorice root.
- Mucolytic drugs: they are prescribed if a painful cough is accompanied by sputum that is difficult to separate. Most of the products are made on a plant basis: Acetylcysteine, Ascoril, Bromhexine, Joset, Ambroxol,"Carbocysteine", "Kashnol".
- Broncholytics, effectively stopping spasms and helping to eliminate sputum. The most effective means designed to expand the bronchopulmonary lumen: Berodual, Salbutamol, Eufillin, Berotek.
To relieve inflammation, you can carry out inhalations with antiseptic solutions and gargle, which helps to get rid of the sensation of a coma, has a beneficial effect on the smooth muscles of the throat. Sometimes specialists prescribe hormonal drugs.
People's Pharmacy
Properly selected natural remedies are as effective as conventional medicines and are easy to prepare.
If my throat hurts after smoking cigarettes, what should I do?
- Brew dry plantain leaves (20 g) with a glass of boiling water, hold in a steam bath for about 20 minutes, strain the infusion and cool. Take 15 ml 30 minutes before meals three times a day. Course duration - up to 30 days.
- Brew a mixture of sage, anise seeds, pine buds - 10 g of each type of herb, add licorice root - 15 g. Leave the resulting broth for about 40 minutes, cool, strain. Take a cup of the drink for 30 days.
- Brew a mixture of marshmallow and coltsfoot, taken equally, with a glass of boiling water, add oregano in half the volume of the previous ingredients. Leave for half an hour. Take half a glass 3 times a day for 3weeks.
Universal recipes
There are recipes that effectively relieve the symptoms of tickling and coma in the throat.
- Dissolve a spoonful of s alt in a glass of boiled water, add 5 drops of iodine; gargle with decoction up to 7 times a day.
- Pour boiling water (200 ml) plantain leaves (spoon), leave for 20 minutes. Gargle every 3 hours.
- Dissolve a tablet of "Furacilin" in a glass of warm water, apply to gargle from 5 times a day.
- Brew Oregano (2 tablespoons) with a glass of boiling water, leave for 40 minutes, rinse about 5 times a day.
If my throat hurts after smoking, what should I do before the diagnosis?
- Take anesthetics that fight inflammation: Kameton (spray with an oily consistency), Strepsils (tablets), Septolete (sprays, tablets, lozenges), Furacilin (tablets for preparing a cleansing solution for the throat), "Chlorhexidine" (solution), means for inhalation: "Prednisolone", "Dioxidin".
- Take mucolytics: Ambrobene, ACC, Bromhexine.
- Drink painkillers: "Paracetamol", "Analgin". These funds can be considered as temporary. A visit to the doctor is needed as soon as possible.
An alternative to help the body
To facilitate overcoming addiction to tobacco, it is permissible to use electronic cigarettes. But you should havemind that such a method has its consequences.
To help the body overcome the disease, it is recommended to resort to the following methods:
- control the amount of water you drink: from 1.5 liters per day;
- reduce the amount of s alt and products containing it;
- eat as many vegetables and fruits as possible;
- stay away from solid foods.
If your cough continues to bother you after quitting smoking, it is recommended to use well-known herbal expectorants.
Prevention of a coma in the throat
Prevention of a coma in the throat after smoking:
- breathe through the nose during the cold season (this warms and purifies the air before it enters the throat);
- quit smoking and alcohol;
- do not overburden the throat;
- avoid stressful situations.
Why you should quit smoking:
- toxic compounds destroy the mucous membranes of the larynx, increase the risk of infections, cause inflammation;
- resins accumulate on the walls of blood vessels, thicken, turn into blood clots, as a result of which, at the slightest violation, a stroke or heart attack (rupture of a vessel in the brain or heart) can occur;
- many inconspicuous vessels located in the area of the limbs are able to die off together with the surrounding tissues, resulting in gangrene;
- cancer of the lung or larynx is a common disease among smokers;
- tobacco addiction activates the schizophrenia gene,affecting the gene responsible for the structure of the brain.
A person who complains of symptoms of malaise, admits that his throat hurts after drinking and smoking, is forced to draw the appropriate conclusions. But before dealing with an annoying nuisance in the form of persistent perspiration or coma, it is recommended to undergo an examination of the body.
In the case of oncology, it is inappropriate to waste time on treatment with expectorant drugs, instead, you should get competent specialist advice.
