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How Can A Painful Sore Throat With Swelling Be Treated?
ok 6 days ago i developed a sore throat. i have been tested 2X for strep and both times it came back negative. my throat is soo swollen up i can barely breath thru it let alone talk and eat or drink. it is horribly painfull at all times and there is white and red spots all over the roof of my mouth, my uvula, and my tonsils. i keep coughing up a chunky yellowish bloody mucus.. I need help now but no one seems to know what it is
Mon, 22 Mar 2021
Hello,
Your symptoms are indicative of laryngitis / pharyngitis that is causing difficulty in talking, eating, etc. Inflammation associated with red spots in the mucosa of the throat and yellow bloody mucus is due to bacterial infection. You are suggested to get clinically examined by an ENT to detect infection and tonsillitis / pharyngitis, etc. Get swab tests, sputum test, blood and imaging tests done to detect the pathology so that treatment can be started at the earliest.
You are suggested voice rest. Take semi solid food like oats meal or custard/porridge so that your throat is not hurt. Gargle with warm salt water 2-3 times a day. You may need a course of oral antibiotics like Augmentin and analgesic, naproxen/acetaminophen, one SOS when pain. Take antihistamines at bed time to ease discomfort.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Nupur K., General & Family Physician
Your symptoms are indicative of laryngitis / pharyngitis that is causing difficulty in talking, eating, etc. Inflammation associated with red spots in the mucosa of the throat and yellow bloody mucus is due to bacterial infection. You are suggested to get clinically examined by an ENT to detect infection and tonsillitis / pharyngitis, etc. Get swab tests, sputum test, blood and imaging tests done to detect the pathology so that treatment can be started at the earliest.
You are suggested voice rest. Take semi solid food like oats meal or custard/porridge so that your throat is not hurt. Gargle with warm salt water 2-3 times a day. You may need a course of oral antibiotics like Augmentin and analgesic, naproxen/acetaminophen, one SOS when pain. Take antihistamines at bed time to ease discomfort.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Nupur K., General & Family Physician
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