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What Causes Tightness And Soreness In Throat Post Treatment For Sinus Infection?

Hello there, 27 year old male here. I had a sinus infection a few weeks ago, which I seemed to recover from pretty quickly, but a few days after I got over it, I started experiencing other symptoms that might or might not be related. I had a tight feeling in my throat, which was accompanied by occasional soreness in my lower throat, near the vocal cord area. After about a week of that, the tightness and soreness have subsided quite a bit, but still resurface two or three times a day. Now, the actual muscles in my neck ache on and off, similar to the feeling of an arm or leg muscle that has been overused. Also, I have had several occasions where I became extremely dizzy/felt faint/about to pass out since I have had the weird feeling in my throat. I have noticed that I feel a post nasal drip type feeling at various points throughout the day, and seem to be producing a lot of mucus, but I do not have congestion or a runny nose. I also have been needing to urinate extremely frequently, and have been trying to stay hydrated as a result. It should be noted that I have been working on quitting smoking cigarettes, and have almost completely stopped smoking over the last month or so. I do use an electronic cigarette with a very low dose of nicottene to help curb my habit. I also have had a history of multiple cases of sinusitis and strep throat, but have never experienced something like this before. Thanks for taking the time to read my long question, I plan to make a Dr. appointment soon if this doesn t go away, but I only recently received health insurance and don t even have a primary care doctor in my area, so it may take me some time to get that set up first.
Fri, 26 Feb 2021
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Hi,

Sore throat, tighness in throat and post nasal drip appear be related to the condition which you had called sinusitis. It also could make you get headache however the symptoms of feeling dizzy could be related to an ear infection which has an association with sinusitis in some cases. I would recommend you to visit an ENT specialist to get this checked and ruled out. Also, please check if the throat symptoms are due to vaping. It needs to be ruled out as well.

Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Anoop Kumar, General & Family Physician
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What Causes Tightness And Soreness In Throat Post Treatment For Sinus Infection?

Hi, Sore throat, tighness in throat and post nasal drip appear be related to the condition which you had called sinusitis. It also could make you get headache however the symptoms of feeling dizzy could be related to an ear infection which has an association with sinusitis in some cases. I would recommend you to visit an ENT specialist to get this checked and ruled out. Also, please check if the throat symptoms are due to vaping. It needs to be ruled out as well. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Anoop Kumar, General & Family Physician