Suggest Treatment For Dry Cough And Sore Throat

Posted on Thu, 11 Sep 2014

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Thu, 11 Sep 2014 Answered on

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Question : Throat feels sour and painful with intermittent dry coughing.

Answered by Dr. Satvinder Bakshi (22 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
it is likely to be due to acid reflux!!

Detailed Answer:
Hello

From your complaints it looks like that you may be suffering from acid reflux which is causing the sourness in your throat and cough.

There is another possibility of a throat infection and i can only confirm this by examining you!

I would like you to avoid tea , coffee , spicy food , and take a light diet.

Please start tablet pantoprazole 40 mg once a day before food for the acidity.
You can also take syrup corex 2 teaspoon twice a day for the cough and lease start gargling with hexidine mouth wash 2-3 times a day, this will take care of the throat infection.

If you develop fever , increased pain or cough , meet your ent doctor for advice and further medications .

Thanks and take care!

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar