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Does Exposure To Sun Cause Sore Throat Along With Sunburn?
I was out selling in a yard sale for 8 hours today; mostly shady--then the sun moved. So yes, I got sunburn (I did put on a tee shirt over my halter top when I realized hours into it that I was getting burned. NOW I have a sore throat! What s the correlation?
Mon, 22 Jun 2015
Hello there,
If you had been out in a yard sale with the hot sun blazing then you would have also had a lot of water to drink. Now this water may have been from a source that you usually not drink from and may have been contaminated. That is why the sore throat.
Now gargle with lukewarm salt water thrice a day. And avoid having anything cold, sour or fried/greasy. This will aggravate the sore throat.
If you start sneezing or have watery eyes or a watery nose an antihistamininic like benadryl will help.
Hope this helps,
Please feel free to address any further queries to me,
If you had been out in a yard sale with the hot sun blazing then you would have also had a lot of water to drink. Now this water may have been from a source that you usually not drink from and may have been contaminated. That is why the sore throat.
Now gargle with lukewarm salt water thrice a day. And avoid having anything cold, sour or fried/greasy. This will aggravate the sore throat.
If you start sneezing or have watery eyes or a watery nose an antihistamininic like benadryl will help.
Hope this helps,
Please feel free to address any further queries to me,
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