Suggest Treatment For Upper Respiratory Infection And Conjunctivitis

Posted on Fri, 28 Mar 2014

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Question : I've had a cold with nasal congestion and runny nose, earache, sore throat and yesterday mucus has been coming out of me eyes and they are very red. I got up three times during the night to clean my eyes as the eyelashes were stuck together.

Answered by Dr. Deepashree (1 hour later)

Brief Answer: hi, URTI with infection of your eyes. Detailed Answer: Hi, in my opinion you have an upper respiratory infection with infection of your conjunctiva of your eyes. Conjunctivitis commonly occurs in upper respiratory infection. If I were your treating doctor I would advise penicillin antibiotics with decongestants. I would also give anti inflammatory medicine like paracetamol . I would advise steam inhalation and hot saline gargle. Avoid cold and oily food items. For the eyes, I would advise tobramycin eye drops, thrice a day for 5 days. Take care. Hope I have answered your query.

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