Laryngeal cancer caused by smoking - Online Doctor Chats
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User : I have frontal sinusitus, ,i also keep getting throat infection on the left side, with inflammation and sometimes difficulty in swelling. i have stopped smoking, but it comems up when i smoke.
Doctor : Hi
User : Hello Dr.
User : last time i had 5 days of antibiotics and it went away. throat infection
Doctor : so you have frontal sinusitis
User : after two months, i smoked a few cigrettes, and the throat has started paining at the same location.
Doctor : Plus
Doctor : gets throat infection when you smoke
Doctor : ok
User : yes i have frontal sunisitus, which leads to deposition of fluid, in my head. and it flows down to my throat too..
Doctor : Do you get sinusitis when you get throat infection?
User : i have sinusitis permanently..
Doctor : OK
User : i use salt water, to get it out..
Doctor : How old are you?
User : 34
Doctor : So what are your major queries?
User : i fear that why i have this throat infection.. i fear i should not have larynx cancer..
Doctor : ok
User : i feel there is something always felt at one spot in my throat, which gets infected when i smoked.. which i have left otherwise completely
Doctor : Are you in fear of cancer larynx
User : i read in google and thought of that..
User : i have left smoking
User : a few months back
Doctor : What did you read?
User : that repeated throat innfections, can be larynx cancer also..
User : though it is my second time, but i am afraid..
Doctor : That is myth!
Doctor : Google has plenty of useful and useless info.
User : please advice..
Doctor : You have to be intelligent in reading and selecting the source of info.
Doctor : For examples , If I type thorat cancer I get 1000 pages
User : i know
Doctor : But I read authentic sources like emdicine , medscapes, medical journals
Doctor : I do not read peoples blogs
User : should i undergo some test..
Doctor : So What I am telling you... throat infection is different from throat cancer
Doctor : Yes
User : ok
Doctor : You need Langyngoscopy
User : do i have to visit a doctor for that
Doctor : The ENT will pass a tube down your throat and look in monitor
Doctor : He qill look at lower part of thraot and larynx
User : ok
User : the doctor did that last month, and gave me antibiotics for 5 days..
Doctor : This though examination will clear your miind
User : it got normal.
Doctor : and of course find any thing abnormal
User : now i smoke after 2 months again, and drink alcohol, i feel pain in the same spot in my throat.. as if it has come back..
Doctor : While doing langoscopy if he finds any abnomal reas, he will biopsy it
Doctor : So throat can be completely viewable and cancer in any part of throat can be viewable by examination
Doctor : Did you tell me that you had laryngoscopy
User : no, he put a mirror.. and saw it..
User : pulled my toungue and inserted a mirror
Doctor : Indirect laryngoscopy
Doctor : This is Indirect laryngoscopy
User : ok
Doctor : That is usually enough for throat exam
Doctor : There is is
Direct fiber-optic (flexible or rigid) laryngoscopy
Doctor : Direct laryngoscopy lets your doctor see deeper into your throat with a fiber-optic scope. The scope is either flexible or rigid. Flexible scopes show the throat better and are more comfortable for you. Rigid scopes are often used in surgery.
Doctor : An indirect or direct laryngoscopy helps a doctor: Doctor : find the cause of voice problems, such as a breathy voice, hoarse voice, weak voice, or no voice.
Doctor : Find the cause of throat and ear pain.
Doctor : Find the cause for difficulty in swallowing, a feeling of a lump in the throat, or mucus with blood in it.
Doctor : heck injuries to the throat, narrowing of the throat (strictures), or blockages in the airway.
User : ok
User : so you suggest laryngoscopy
User : as that will bring out any doubt
Doctor : so you better get the Direct fiber-optic (flexible or rigid) laryngoscopy in case if chronic throat pain
Doctor : Yes
User : should i have some medicine for the infection which i have now.. it is not chronic, only at one spot, and not chronic
Doctor : sorry'But we need to confirm by direct examination
Doctor : you are feeling that the infection in one place
User : thats fine.
Doctor : but where is the infection
User : yes
User : one place
Doctor : Doctor has to decide
User : throat, left side
Doctor : Yes Sir,
Doctor : But please consult ENT and get veified
User : ok
User : i will do that
User : but as per your experience, it may not be cancer.. or only a scopy will tell
Doctor : Objective evidence is imp in medicine
Doctor : Without objective evidence I can tell it is cancer
Doctor : Medicine is like detective science
User : you can tell, or you cannot tell
Doctor : saves lives from disease
Doctor : Hello. I can not tell you it is cancer
User : ok doc..
Doctor : Just by symptoms I can not tell a cancer
User : i got you
User : your point
User : thanks for your help
Doctor : Did the discussion help resolve your questions?
User : yes, it did..
User : thanks
Doctor : First step stop smoking to prevent cancer
Doctor : Hi
User : Hello Dr.
User : last time i had 5 days of antibiotics and it went away. throat infection
Doctor : so you have frontal sinusitis
User : after two months, i smoked a few cigrettes, and the throat has started paining at the same location.
Doctor : Plus
Doctor : gets throat infection when you smoke
Doctor : ok
User : yes i have frontal sunisitus, which leads to deposition of fluid, in my head. and it flows down to my throat too..
Doctor : Do you get sinusitis when you get throat infection?
User : i have sinusitis permanently..
Doctor : OK
User : i use salt water, to get it out..
Doctor : How old are you?
User : 34
Doctor : So what are your major queries?
User : i fear that why i have this throat infection.. i fear i should not have larynx cancer..
Doctor : ok
User : i feel there is something always felt at one spot in my throat, which gets infected when i smoked.. which i have left otherwise completely
Doctor : Are you in fear of cancer larynx
User : i read in google and thought of that..
User : i have left smoking
User : a few months back
Doctor : What did you read?
User : that repeated throat innfections, can be larynx cancer also..
User : though it is my second time, but i am afraid..
Doctor : That is myth!
Doctor : Google has plenty of useful and useless info.
User : please advice..
Doctor : You have to be intelligent in reading and selecting the source of info.
Doctor : For examples , If I type thorat cancer I get 1000 pages
User : i know
Doctor : But I read authentic sources like emdicine , medscapes, medical journals
Doctor : I do not read peoples blogs
User : should i undergo some test..
Doctor : So What I am telling you... throat infection is different from throat cancer
Doctor : Yes
User : ok
Doctor : You need Langyngoscopy
User : do i have to visit a doctor for that
Doctor : The ENT will pass a tube down your throat and look in monitor
Doctor : He qill look at lower part of thraot and larynx
User : ok
User : the doctor did that last month, and gave me antibiotics for 5 days..
Doctor : This though examination will clear your miind
User : it got normal.
Doctor : and of course find any thing abnormal
User : now i smoke after 2 months again, and drink alcohol, i feel pain in the same spot in my throat.. as if it has come back..
Doctor : While doing langoscopy if he finds any abnomal reas, he will biopsy it
Doctor : So throat can be completely viewable and cancer in any part of throat can be viewable by examination
Doctor : Did you tell me that you had laryngoscopy
User : no, he put a mirror.. and saw it..
User : pulled my toungue and inserted a mirror
Doctor : Indirect laryngoscopy
Doctor : This is Indirect laryngoscopy
User : ok
Doctor : That is usually enough for throat exam
Doctor : There is is
Direct fiber-optic (flexible or rigid) laryngoscopy
Doctor : Direct laryngoscopy lets your doctor see deeper into your throat with a fiber-optic scope. The scope is either flexible or rigid. Flexible scopes show the throat better and are more comfortable for you. Rigid scopes are often used in surgery.
Doctor : An indirect or direct laryngoscopy helps a doctor: Doctor : find the cause of voice problems, such as a breathy voice, hoarse voice, weak voice, or no voice.
Doctor : Find the cause of throat and ear pain.
Doctor : Find the cause for difficulty in swallowing, a feeling of a lump in the throat, or mucus with blood in it.
Doctor : heck injuries to the throat, narrowing of the throat (strictures), or blockages in the airway.
User : ok
User : so you suggest laryngoscopy
User : as that will bring out any doubt
Doctor : so you better get the Direct fiber-optic (flexible or rigid) laryngoscopy in case if chronic throat pain
Doctor : Yes
User : should i have some medicine for the infection which i have now.. it is not chronic, only at one spot, and not chronic
Doctor : sorry'But we need to confirm by direct examination
Doctor : you are feeling that the infection in one place
User : thats fine.
Doctor : but where is the infection
User : yes
User : one place
Doctor : Doctor has to decide
User : throat, left side
Doctor : Yes Sir,
Doctor : But please consult ENT and get veified
User : ok
User : i will do that
User : but as per your experience, it may not be cancer.. or only a scopy will tell
Doctor : Objective evidence is imp in medicine
Doctor : Without objective evidence I can tell it is cancer
Doctor : Medicine is like detective science
User : you can tell, or you cannot tell
Doctor : saves lives from disease
Doctor : Hello. I can not tell you it is cancer
User : ok doc..
Doctor : Just by symptoms I can not tell a cancer
User : i got you
User : your point
User : thanks for your help
Doctor : Did the discussion help resolve your questions?
User : yes, it did..
User : thanks
Doctor : First step stop smoking to prevent cancer
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