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Suggest Treatment For Pain And Dryness In The Throat
Today I started experiencing a pain in my throat. It was throbbing, by would every once in a while get worse. Usually, after I would take a drink of water trying to make my throat not as dry. After the pain started and since I have been having dry throat I looked at my throat and I do have sacks of fluid on the back of my throat, not on, but further behind my tonsils. I am wondering if I need to go see a doctor.
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Sun, 19 Nov 2017
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about your question i would like to tell you that these symptoms you mentioned refer mainly to have throat infection bacterial or viral or having gastrooesophageal reflux that cause irritation of the throat as gastric acid that reach your throat and lead to effect of throat dryness and pain..........your feeling of these symptoms should not make you worry as it is common problem.......about what to do that you should refer to ent doctor to examine your throat and require investigations if needed.......... you should be away from stress and anxiety and spicy foods because these will get symptoms worse.......you should also drink alot of fluids that will make you improve......you should stop smoking if you are smoker also have bed rest .....you can gargle your throat with saline as simply it helps to decontaminate your throat. ......you should limit drnking coffee and tea.....some times we require throat swab for investigation if symptoms get worse but now you not need that.......if bacterial infection suggested you will prescribed amoxicillin or erythromycin as it is antibiotic has great role in treatment of throat infection.......at last drinking fluids is simple and important.......wish you healthy life
about your question i would like to tell you that these symptoms you mentioned refer mainly to have throat infection bacterial or viral or having gastrooesophageal reflux that cause irritation of the throat as gastric acid that reach your throat and lead to effect of throat dryness and pain..........your feeling of these symptoms should not make you worry as it is common problem.......about what to do that you should refer to ent doctor to examine your throat and require investigations if needed.......... you should be away from stress and anxiety and spicy foods because these will get symptoms worse.......you should also drink alot of fluids that will make you improve......you should stop smoking if you are smoker also have bed rest .....you can gargle your throat with saline as simply it helps to decontaminate your throat. ......you should limit drnking coffee and tea.....some times we require throat swab for investigation if symptoms get worse but now you not need that.......if bacterial infection suggested you will prescribed amoxicillin or erythromycin as it is antibiotic has great role in treatment of throat infection.......at last drinking fluids is simple and important.......wish you healthy life
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