NECK PAIN - ANGINA

Neck pain as a symptom of an isolated, caused by viruses or bacteria causing infection, usually but they are symptoms of a cold. By pathogens causes inflammation of the mucous membrane in the neck. Depending on where the pathogen colonizes a distinction between throat infections (pharyngitis), vocal cord or laryngeal inflammation (laryngitis) or tonsillitis (tonsillitis or tonsillitis). When symptoms occur redness, scratching and pain in the neck and difficulty swallowing. In an angina become swollen and red and can infected tonsils. There is often a fever. If the larynx or vocal cords inflamed, it comes in addition to hoarseness. Often, swollen as a sign of alerted immune system, the lymph nodes, lower jaw and neck. Apart from bacteria and viruses, neck pain or inflammation in the throat may also overuse of the voice and irritation of the respiratory system is triggered (e.g. by chemical or dust).

Important: Most tonsillitis is caused by specific types of streptococcal bacteria. These should be treated by a doctor with antibiotics to prevent possible complications such as diseases of the joints, heart or kidney.

Common causes:
* Colds, flu, tonsillitis.
* Overuse of the voice through singing, shouting, long speeches.
* Respiratory irritation from smoke or dusty, dry air.
* Other diseases, e.g. Glandular fever, croup, mumps.

What can you do?
* Drink plenty.
* Keep warm, particularly in the throat and chest, but do not sweat.
* In winter, the air humid.
* Disinfectant gargles, mouth sprays and lozenges (eg hexetidine or cetylpyridinium chloride) can help.
* In mild redness and pain are anti-inflammatory lozenges or rinses (such as chamomile or sage extracts to flush, dexpanthenolhaltige tablets to suck).
* If there is pain and difficulty swallowing help lozenges or sprays with superficial narcotics.
* If pain is stronger anti-inflammatory painkillers to be taken with aspirin or paracetamol sense they reduce fever.
* The local application of antibiotics is usually not useful.

When you need a doctor?
* If the symptoms get worse or do not improve after three days.
* If fever occurs.
* If you suspect tonsillitis.
* If you experience difficulty breathing.

What your doctor can do.
* Determine the cause.
* When a bacterial infection is treated with antibiotic drugs.
* For frequent tonsillitis, it may be advisable to remove the tonsils surgically.

Prevention:
* As for colds (colds and flu).

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PAIN

Pain is the body's warning signals that indicate that something is wrong. They are the result of stimulation of certain pain-sensitive nerve endings. These are located in large numbers in the skin, but also in all other parts of the body. These pain receptors are sensitive and react differently to different stimuli (e.g. heat, strain, pressure). For example, react certain skin sensitive to heat than other places. Even among humans the sensation of pain varies greatly and can be influenced by the psyche. Pain can be used as stabbing, throbbing, dull, burning, etc. are perceived. The nature of the pain and the place where it occurs to give, and often information about the cause of pain. Sometimes the pain is deceptive, however, also another cause. Thus, for example pain in the left arm or heart problems caused by toothache feeling of head or ear pain. Often in severe pain complaints are still added such as restlessness or anxiety.

If you look at the pain, it must clearly distinguish different types of pain:

* Acute pain

* Chronic pain

Acute pain has not lost its original warning. This item can also be found pain, occur as symptoms of a disease, such as abdominal pain in the right abdomen, suggestive of appendicitis. This is possible by eliminating the pain polluter - in this example by surgical removal of the cecum - eliminate the pain.

It is more difficult if it is the pain of so-called chronic pain. Chronic pain is no more than pure warning function of the body in action but to become an independent disease. For those concerned and for the attending physician as to affect the choice of treatment. The treatment of chronic pain requires a lot of patience.

It is to assess whether, for example, whether the cause is due to recurring headaches that the person required due to fading eyesight and eyestrain, a (new) glasses or whether this is already chronic headaches, the cause is not alone with drugs and a new pair of glasses should help. Your doctor will ask for the successful treatment of pain and need your active participation. You yourself must help in the treatment of chronic pain! Keep a pain diary in which you insert your own perception of pain every day. Based on the listed types of pain we have tried to present different types of pain clear and informative.

We also have a database provided with certified grief therapist, where you can find by location and zip codes a pain therapist in your area. If it is the therapist to specialists, this is always apparent. All listed physicians are registered with the state medical boards as doctors with specialist training in pain management. The list of rehabilitation and pension plans will lead to selected clinics that specialize in the treatment of pain patients.

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