conclusions magnesium at low dose decreases sore throat and pain severity more effectively compared to ketamine gargle. results there were no significant differences between age, sex, and body mass index (bmi) between two groups of patients. hemodynamics of patients, including blood pressure, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation %, and conscious state were not significantly different (p > 0.05)....

introduction: nausea and vomiting after ear, nose and throat (ent) surgery is one of the most common and notable problems facing anesthesiologists in this area. this study was conducted to determine the effect of a pharyngeal pack on the severity of nausea, vomiting, and sore throat among patients after ear, pharynx, and throat surgeries.   materials and methods: this randomized clinical study ...

In the absence of infection, the pathophysiology of endotracheal tube-induced sore throat pain is unclear. Activated neutrophils release elastase, reactive oxygen species, and inflammatory cytokines known to contribute to neuropathic pain. Sterile tissue injury can cause the release of damage-associated molecular patterns such as mitochondrial DNA that promote neutrophil activation. We hypothes...

BACKGROUND The sore throat pain model has been conducted by different clinical investigators to demonstrate the efficacy of acute analgesic drugs in single-dose randomized clinical trials. The model used here was designed to study the multiple-dose safety and efficacy of lozenges containing flurbiprofen at 8.75 mg. METHODS Adults (n=198) with moderate or severe acute sore throat and findings ...

Throat packs are documented to cause airway obstruction [1-3]. There have several instances in the literature exploring obstruction of airway and other complications by pharyngeal packs [1-4]. They are commonly associated with throat pain and mucosal injury [4]. Besides their main use to prevent aspiration, throat packs can also lead to complications e.g. retained/forgotten throat packs, oedema...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the safety and efficacy of Throat Coat) (Traditional Medicinals,) Sebastopol, CA), a traditional demulcent herbal tea, in comparison with a placebo tea in the symptomatic treatment of acute pharyngitis. DESIGN Multicenter, prospective, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, two-armed, parallel-group clinical trial. SETTINGS Three primary care clinics in Dul...

Throat pain is one of the most frequent complaints prompting patient visits to healthcare professionals. Primary care physicians being the first contact point are frequently encountered with symptoms such as sore throat and odynophagia. However, high level of diagnostic uncertainty exists when the oropharyngeal examination is normal despite patients' complaints of severe pain. We present four C...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Sore throat and hoarseness rank, besides pain and nausea, among the most frequent subjective complaints after tracheal intubation for general anaesthesia. Our intention was to determine the incidence of postoperative sore throat from a large sample of patients and thus to identify the most important associated factors. METHODS We prospectively followed up 809 adult pa...

elongation of the styloid process or stylohyoid ligament calcification is a well recognized finding of dental practice, and an incidence of 4 to 30 percent has been reported on radiographs. rarely, complete mineralization of the stylohyoid ligament or elongation of styloid process has been associated with difficulties in intubation and significant clinical symptoms, which is termed eagle’s synd...