Hello, my mom has been sick for the past week. She has been coughing and sneezing a lot. Recently, I have felt like the bottom of my throat is congested, and I feel the constant need to clear my throat. Clearing my throat never really works, unless i cough sort of hardly. When I do cough hard enough to some what clear my throat, I feel pain in the bottom of my throat, where the congestion is, and in my upper chest. The only other time Notice pain is in gym class when I m breathing heavily. Other wise i never feel any pain. I am a high school freshman, and I have a lot of events coming up that involve me singing. Currently, my condition doesn t seem to have much of an effect on my voice, but I worry that it will get worse and affect my voice, or that singing will cause more harm. I would appreciate your input on what this is, and the fastest way I can treat it. Thank you for your time.