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Suggest Treatment For Sore Throat

i just started having a huge bad sore throat last night right before i hopped into bed like a pain just shot through it hurts to swallow ANYTHING food drinks and i cant pull my head back to gargle my parents have to work so i cant go to the doctors until 4pm tomorrow and i just dont know whats wrong with me my parents asked me to look online and all i found was that i have some symptoms for the need to get my tonsils taken out i have either i muscle pain or spasm in my upper left arm where people usually call biceps it hurts to swallow so i dont have the urge to eat i have off an on headaches that turn into sharp pains and makes me dizzy when i get up my mom said i have bad breathe and i have one symptom of strep throat when i looked at the back of my throat i see redness and white spots and some bumps i dont know what to do i dont wanna take anything cause it hurts and im only 13 i dont know what to do!! HELP!?!?
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Hi,
Thanks for posting in HCM.
I have read your description and understand your concern.
The symptoms what you have been describing appears that you are having upper respiratory tract infection. Kindly do the following to overcome them.
1. Do salt water gargling with warm water thrice a day.
2. Use steam inhalation to liquefy the mucous for easy drainage.
3. Take mucolytic-decongestant medications in the form of syrup containing Ambroxyl/Bromhexine, Guaifenesin and Chlorpheniramine maleate as ingredients.
4. You can take analgesic medication like Ibuprofen after food in case of pain in the throat.
5. Take medicated lozenges for throat soothening effect when necessary.
You need to strictly avoid consumption of cold items like cold drinks and ice cream.
Your symptoms should getter soon by adopting to above measures.
Hope the information provided would be helpful.
All the best.
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Suggest Treatment For Sore Throat

Hi, Thanks for posting in HCM. I have read your description and understand your concern. The symptoms what you have been describing appears that you are having upper respiratory tract infection. Kindly do the following to overcome them. 1. Do salt water gargling with warm water thrice a day. 2. Use steam inhalation to liquefy the mucous for easy drainage. 3. Take mucolytic-decongestant medications in the form of syrup containing Ambroxyl/Bromhexine, Guaifenesin and Chlorpheniramine maleate as ingredients. 4. You can take analgesic medication like Ibuprofen after food in case of pain in the throat. 5. Take medicated lozenges for throat soothening effect when necessary. You need to strictly avoid consumption of cold items like cold drinks and ice cream. Your symptoms should getter soon by adopting to above measures. Hope the information provided would be helpful. All the best.