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Cold Symptoms, Have Sick Feeling In The Morning With Sore Throat, Facial Pressure, Foul Taste, Swallowing Difficulty, Hot Sweats. Cause?
im 14 almost 15 and during the past week or two i have been having cold symptoms....sometimes i feel sick in the morning, (starting recently)i am weak i have a sore throat , pressure in my face, everything i eat or drink tastes bad and its hard to swallow , i get easily distracted(like i dose off), headache , and i get hot sweats at night and i started to like drool ( i don t why i do it it just happens)
Fri, 6 Sep 2013
Hello and welcome to HCM,
I have understood your fear about the sore throat
In all probability you may have had an episode of upper respiratory tract infection and a silent reflux problem though you may not have any symptoms.
In these cases I would usually advice my patients to take amoxycillin-clav 625 mg twice daily after food for five days, tablet Pantoprazole 40 mg twice daily before food for two weeks along with an antacid syrup thrice daily after food for two weeks. Your doctor will know about these. Also avoid oily, spicy and high flavored food and do not strain when you speak.
Try the above for at least two weeks and see if the symptoms recur or reduce. If they persist or increase then get an upper GI endoscopy along with throat swab and complete blood test and get back to me with the report.
Take care and do not worry
Dr Sriram Nathan
I have understood your fear about the sore throat
In all probability you may have had an episode of upper respiratory tract infection and a silent reflux problem though you may not have any symptoms.
In these cases I would usually advice my patients to take amoxycillin-clav 625 mg twice daily after food for five days, tablet Pantoprazole 40 mg twice daily before food for two weeks along with an antacid syrup thrice daily after food for two weeks. Your doctor will know about these. Also avoid oily, spicy and high flavored food and do not strain when you speak.
Try the above for at least two weeks and see if the symptoms recur or reduce. If they persist or increase then get an upper GI endoscopy along with throat swab and complete blood test and get back to me with the report.
Take care and do not worry
Dr Sriram Nathan
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off and of cold can cause sinusitis which causes mucusfall in the throat mucosa
and more secretions in sinus lead to head pressure
and post nasal drip in pharynx go to middle ear through eustachian canals causing ear dysfunction and heaviness
post nasal drip alo cause hypercidity leading to swallowing difficulity
get xray pns aters view and get consulation from ent specialist
mean while can control by sinus specific antibiotics
anti allergis analgesics
antacids
neomycin h ointment in nose bd
sea ater 2 drop at night each nose
to clear pressuere on face ear and shoulders
and more secretions in sinus lead to head pressure
and post nasal drip in pharynx go to middle ear through eustachian canals causing ear dysfunction and heaviness
post nasal drip alo cause hypercidity leading to swallowing difficulity
get xray pns aters view and get consulation from ent specialist
mean while can control by sinus specific antibiotics
anti allergis analgesics
antacids
neomycin h ointment in nose bd
sea ater 2 drop at night each nose
to clear pressuere on face ear and shoulders
I find this answer helpful
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