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Suggest Remedy For Sore Throat And Pain While Swallowing
Question: I have a sore throat, but it doesnt just feel sore. It almost feels scratched. It hurts a lot when I swallow and feels like it is getting worse day to day. Its been hurting since Friday. Its only on one side, in one spot. About one inch to the left and up from my adam's apple. Occasinally, the pain shoots up to my ear. I cant go to a doctor until tomorrow at earliest, and this is really bothering me. Any idea what it is or what to do?
Brief Answer:
Steptococcus pharyngitis or bacterial tonsillitis.
Detailed Answer:
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Sore throat with difficulty in swallowing could be due to Streptococcus pharyngitis or tonsillitis or viral infection. You must visit ENT SPECIALIST OR physician for throat examination. Do you have high temperature, muscles ache or lethargy, headache, cough and runny nose. In meanwhile take an over the-counter painkiller like paracetamol or ibuprofen. Drink plenty of fluids, drink warm liquids, gargle with warm salt water or suck on ice chips. Take enough restvand eat a healthy diet. Eat semi solid food and avoid crunchy and spicy food. Do gargle with chlorhexidine 6-8 times per day. Take cetrizine if symptoms of running nose. You need to take antibiotics like levofloxacin or amoxicillin for 7-10 days. You will require to get ASO Strep test or throat swab to the lab for a culture test. See your doctor.
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Steptococcus pharyngitis or bacterial tonsillitis.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your query at HCM
I understand your concern and situation
Sore throat with difficulty in swallowing could be due to Streptococcus pharyngitis or tonsillitis or viral infection. You must visit ENT SPECIALIST OR physician for throat examination. Do you have high temperature, muscles ache or lethargy, headache, cough and runny nose. In meanwhile take an over the-counter painkiller like paracetamol or ibuprofen. Drink plenty of fluids, drink warm liquids, gargle with warm salt water or suck on ice chips. Take enough restvand eat a healthy diet. Eat semi solid food and avoid crunchy and spicy food. Do gargle with chlorhexidine 6-8 times per day. Take cetrizine if symptoms of running nose. You need to take antibiotics like levofloxacin or amoxicillin for 7-10 days. You will require to get ASO Strep test or throat swab to the lab for a culture test. See your doctor.
I hope I answered your query.
You can take a follow-up query.
If no clarifications then you can close the discussion and rate the answer and write a review.
Dr. Sheetal Verma
Infectious diseases Specialist
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
Brief Answer:
Bacterial infection like pharyngitis/ tonsillitis
Detailed Answer:
I understand your problem.
Your symptoms suggest that you are having upper respiratory tract infection like pharyngitis or tonsillitis. It is probably due to bacteria like Streptococcus. Get swab test done. As there is no cough so no involvement of lower respiratory tract. If you have headache analgesic will be helpful. If your biopsy shows nothing then it is unrelated. Take treatment as advised.
Take care.
Bacterial infection like pharyngitis/ tonsillitis
Detailed Answer:
I understand your problem.
Your symptoms suggest that you are having upper respiratory tract infection like pharyngitis or tonsillitis. It is probably due to bacteria like Streptococcus. Get swab test done. As there is no cough so no involvement of lower respiratory tract. If you have headache analgesic will be helpful. If your biopsy shows nothing then it is unrelated. Take treatment as advised.
Take care.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
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