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What Causes Throat Issues During Winter?
Posted on
Mon, 5 Dec 2016
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Ask A Doctor - 24x7 Medical Review Team
Mon, 5 Dec 2016
Answered on
Tue, 27 Dec 2016
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Question : Now that its winter I have a head and throat issues. I always seem to get this as the weather turns. Is this sinus or seasonal allegies and what can I do? thanks, XXXXXXX
Brief Answer:
cold exposure can worsen sinus symptoms
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
The cold weather does worsen sinus symptoms, it causes congestion of the sinuses
If you are allergic to anything, continued exposure would also cause allergy symptoms.
In addition, cough /cold or the flu are also more common during winter. These are due to infections. They are more common because persons spend more time indoors and this makes it easier for viral/bacterial infections to spread from one person to the next.
Treatment of allergies:(1) avoiding the known allergen- if you think you may be allergic to something and you are not sure what it may be, allergy blood tests would help to provide an answer for you.
These can be done by your GP or an allergist.
(2) it would be hard to reduce cold exposure, but if you can , this would help with this aggravating factor
(3)use of decongestants and antihistamines. These are over the counter eg benadryl d, claritine d, allegra d, zyrtec d
Adding a topical steroid nasal spray would help with any nasal symptoms eg nasonex, nasocort, flonase, rhinocort
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
cold exposure can worsen sinus symptoms
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
The cold weather does worsen sinus symptoms, it causes congestion of the sinuses
If you are allergic to anything, continued exposure would also cause allergy symptoms.
In addition, cough /cold or the flu are also more common during winter. These are due to infections. They are more common because persons spend more time indoors and this makes it easier for viral/bacterial infections to spread from one person to the next.
Treatment of allergies:(1) avoiding the known allergen- if you think you may be allergic to something and you are not sure what it may be, allergy blood tests would help to provide an answer for you.
These can be done by your GP or an allergist.
(2) it would be hard to reduce cold exposure, but if you can , this would help with this aggravating factor
(3)use of decongestants and antihistamines. These are over the counter eg benadryl d, claritine d, allegra d, zyrtec d
Adding a topical steroid nasal spray would help with any nasal symptoms eg nasonex, nasocort, flonase, rhinocort
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
Note: Consult an experienced Otolaryngologist / ENT Specialist online for further follow up on ear, nose, and throat issues - Book a Call now.
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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