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Sore Throat, Bacterial Infection. On Steroid Pills. Will I Feel Better?

I was sick a few weeks ago and got a sore throat that lasted three weeks.....doctor thought it was a bacterial infection and gave me antibiotics...I took them and it didn't do anything so we figured it was viral and had to run its course. However after another week of the sore throat I started getting a sore on the side of my tongue in the back so the doc gave me five steroid pills to take altogether and I did that and I felt fine for three days. I than went to a softball tournament to coach and was yelling and if was very cold and now my throat hurts when I talk or clear it......can you please advise since it only hurts on the right side? Thanks
Sat, 29 Jun 2013
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Hello,
YOu must give your voice rest for few days like 10 days or so.
Take antibiotics for a week
Take steam inhalations
Take decongestant tablets
Take mucolytics
Take care of acidity
eat bland diet ,non-oily
Get ENT consultation for examination of the throat.

This happens because of shouting on a throat which was infected previously ,so you need to give rest to your throat, by voice rest and do not whisper ,when you need to speak ,speak normally.
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Sore Throat, Bacterial Infection. On Steroid Pills. Will I Feel Better?

Hello, YOu must give your voice rest for few days like 10 days or so. Take antibiotics for a week Take steam inhalations Take decongestant tablets Take mucolytics Take care of acidity eat bland diet ,non-oily Get ENT consultation for examination of the throat. This happens because of shouting on a throat which was infected previously ,so you need to give rest to your throat, by voice rest and do not whisper ,when you need to speak ,speak normally.