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What Causes Difficulty In Swallowing After A Bout Of Cold?
It's been a couple of days now, and most of the plegm that was in my throat is gone, but I can't quite place my finger on the problem, whether it's my throat or my tongue. I move my tongue fine, it doesn't feel swollen, but when I eat, it's like it's sore, like it's tired or something. And when I swallow, it's not difficult but it's like there's a slight ache. Can anyone help me on this?
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Pain and difficulty in swallowing is mostly due to some throat infection. For treatment you can take some antibiotic preferably cefadroxyl or azithral after an expert opinion along with some decongestants like wikoryl or diominic-dca. You can take syrup grilinctus-bm or syrup bro-zedex for soothing. Do warm water gargles and take steam inhalation to reduce the congestion in throat.
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