OBJECTIVEThrough the observation, analysis, and treatment to lots of clinical patients with unusual feeling symptom of pharynx (UFSP), followed by the functional examination of autonomic nerve, putting forward the clinical classify and therapy of UFSP.

METHODSThrough the clinical history inquired, routine examination, 24 hours pH value determined of esophagus, erect experiment, and coefficient of variation of the R-R(CVR-R) examination of electrocardiogram etc, divided the UFSP into two types: the type of pathogeny clear and the type of pathogeny unclear. The clear-type was further classified into five subtypes: the type of a mental scar, the type of morbid state of mind, the type of reflux esophagitis, the type of climacteric syndrome and menstrual disorder, and the type of functional disturbance of independence nerve.

RESULTSIn the cases of 256, 106 were cured,76 were positive effective, 41 were effective, with total effective rate of 87.1%. Thirty three (12.9%) cases were not cured. Forty six (18.0%) of them with the type of a mental scar were whole cured. One hundred and thirty six (53.1%) of them with the type of morbid state of mind had a 93.4% (127) effective rate. Twenty one (8.2%) of them with the type of reflux esophagitis had 71.4% (15) effective rate. Among 35 (13.7%) cases of climacteric syndrome and menstrual disorder type, 29 cases were cured with a 82.9% effective rate. Twelve (4.7%) cases of the type of functional disturbance of independence nerve had 50% effective rate. Six (2.3%) cases of the pathogeny unclear type'were not cured.

CONCLUSIONSUFSP could be clinical classified and treated followed the detail inquiry of medical history and relative examination.