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What Causes Headache And Spitting Out Phlegm?

21 year old son has suspected tonsillitis and mad headache. on antibiotics since yesterday evening>will the headache stop as also on paracetamol and ibufuram
day 4 now and only just been diagnosed by hospital yesterday. never had it before and now spitting out flem
Tue, 10 May 2016
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Hi thanks for contacting HCM...

According to your complaint here you have tonsilitis with pharyngitis....
Your posterior pharynx examination and respiratory examination has to be done as preliminary work up....

Which antibiotic you are taking ???
Continue taking it for 5 days....
Headache can occur as constitutional symptom in viral infection...
Symptomatic treatment given...

More water and avoid excess spicy food.
Avoid smoking also as it can irritate mucosa.....
Salt water gargles done...
For headache sos paracetamol can taken..
If blocked nose present by inflammatory swelling of turbinates then decongestent like antihistaminic drug can be taken....

Here if associated sinusitis present then also headache can there.
PNS x ray rule out it....
For it steam inhalation useful with antibiotic...

Take balanced regular meal as hypoglycemia and skipped meal can aggravate headache....

If cough increasing with fever then chest x ray done to rule out bronchitis....

Hope your concern solved....

Take care....

Dr.Parth
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What Causes Headache And Spitting Out Phlegm?

Hi thanks for contacting HCM... According to your complaint here you have tonsilitis with pharyngitis.... Your posterior pharynx examination and respiratory examination has to be done as preliminary work up.... Which antibiotic you are taking ??? Continue taking it for 5 days.... Headache can occur as constitutional symptom in viral infection... Symptomatic treatment given... More water and avoid excess spicy food. Avoid smoking also as it can irritate mucosa..... Salt water gargles done... For headache sos paracetamol can taken.. If blocked nose present by inflammatory swelling of turbinates then decongestent like antihistaminic drug can be taken.... Here if associated sinusitis present then also headache can there. PNS x ray rule out it.... For it steam inhalation useful with antibiotic... Take balanced regular meal as hypoglycemia and skipped meal can aggravate headache.... If cough increasing with fever then chest x ray done to rule out bronchitis.... Hope your concern solved.... Take care.... Dr.Parth