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What Causes Chronic Pain In The Throat While Swallowing?

My daughter is 25 yrs old.. thought she had a stiff neck starting yesterday but the pain is really bad and now she is having a hard time swallowing.. she said it feels like trying to swallow nails and has to try to swallow several times to get the food to go down. She said it is very painful.
Mon, 9 Oct 2017
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Hi Dear,

Welcome to HCM.

Understanding your concern. As per your complain chronic pain in the throat while swallowing. It seems you had a tonsillar enlargement and a soreness due to it. The symptoms can also occur due to acid reflux or viral infection. I would suggest you to see an ENT specialist and get your throat evaluated for the exact reason of the pain on swallowing. By the time you should avoid all kinds of spicy and hard food stuff. Take soft and cold food stuffs to give soothing effect to your throat. Warm saline gargles can can help. Also do betadine gargles once in a day. Doctor mat prescribe antibiotics along with anti inflammatory or may recommend tonsillectomy.

Hope your concern has been resolved.
Get well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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What Causes Chronic Pain In The Throat While Swallowing?

Hi Dear, Welcome to HCM. Understanding your concern. As per your complain chronic pain in the throat while swallowing. It seems you had a tonsillar enlargement and a soreness due to it. The symptoms can also occur due to acid reflux or viral infection. I would suggest you to see an ENT specialist and get your throat evaluated for the exact reason of the pain on swallowing. By the time you should avoid all kinds of spicy and hard food stuff. Take soft and cold food stuffs to give soothing effect to your throat. Warm saline gargles can can help. Also do betadine gargles once in a day. Doctor mat prescribe antibiotics along with anti inflammatory or may recommend tonsillectomy. Hope your concern has been resolved. Get well Soon. Best Wishes, Dr. Harry Maheshwari