Abstract
In Japan, local aerosol inhalation therapy for inflammatory conditions of the pharynx and larynx is well established, however, the use of aerosol therapy has been restricted to a few conditions for several reasons. To expand the indications of pharyngeal and laryngeal aerosol therapy in our field, we recently introduced steroid inhalation therapy for laryngeal granuloma or laryngeal allergy. Furthermore, we describe the development of portable, effective and sterilized equipment for aerosol therapy inhalation, pharyngeal and laryngeal inhalation therapy with Chinese blended medicines, local vaccination against infectious diseases by aerosol administration, immunotherapy against laryngeal allergy, photodynamic therapy against early pharyngeal and laryngeal malignancies and improvement of swallowing in dysphagia patients by capsaicin inhalation as our future dreams for the use of aerosol therapy for pharyngeal and laryngeal diseases in this paper.
