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How Can Severe Sore Throat Be Treated?

I have had an extremely sore throat for 10 days. In the past 3 days, I have also had nasal drainage. I have been gargling with salt water, drinking tea with lemon and honey and taking an occasional Tylenol. Is there anything else I should be doing to get this discomfort to stop. 10 days feels like a very long time. Thanks
Tue, 27 Jun 2017
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Are there other symptoms associated with your throat pain and nasal discharge like fever? or cough? or dyphagia? If you also have fever, specifically high-grade, you might be having a bacterial tonsillopharyngitis and might need to take antibiotics already. Have your blood checked. CBC with platelet count may be of great help with diagnosing this.
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How Can Severe Sore Throat Be Treated?

Are there other symptoms associated with your throat pain and nasal discharge like fever? or cough? or dyphagia? If you also have fever, specifically high-grade, you might be having a bacterial tonsillopharyngitis and might need to take antibiotics already. Have your blood checked. CBC with platelet count may be of great help with diagnosing this.