Q. How long does Maehaekgi treatment take?
Mild: 2–4 weeks; chronic: 1–3 months recommended. Specialty prescriptions like Banha-hubaek-tang yield rapid improvement.
📝 Detailed Answer
As stress and tension are often the background, if that situation continues it lasts a long time.
The symptom itself sometimes reduces within a few weeks, but a pattern of reappearing in periods of heightened tension is common.
What governs the duration is whether the background factor is addressed. If reflux is the cause, eating habits; if post-nasal drip, nasal treatment; if tension, sleep and stress management must go alongside.
This symptom has the characteristic of being felt more the more you attend to it. Reducing the time spent focusing on the throat is also part of the management.
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