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What To Do For Discomfort And Pain The Throat?

About two days ago, i started feeling a tickle in my throat. Now it s at full pain force. I ve got some tonsil stones, and the back of my throat does seem a little red. I don t have any other cold symptoms other than a cough. I do not have a fever that i know of, but i do have very little appetite. Throat lozenges, advil, and tea all do not help. What are the odds that this is strep, mono, or tonsillitis?
Thu, 10 Jan 2019
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Hi,

Since you do not have any associated symptoms, it might be inflammation of pharynx and tonsils. Kindly do salt water gargling with warm water thrice daily.

Along with that, do gargling with disprin dissolved in water twice daily. Steam inhalation should also be helpful. Use other decongestant medication and throat lozenges as necessary.

In case the symptoms don't get better by 3 days, you would need a throat swab culture to be done and treated with an appropriate course of antibiotics depending on the swab report.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Ashakiran S, General & Family Physician
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What To Do For Discomfort And Pain The Throat?

Hi, Since you do not have any associated symptoms, it might be inflammation of pharynx and tonsils. Kindly do salt water gargling with warm water thrice daily. Along with that, do gargling with disprin dissolved in water twice daily. Steam inhalation should also be helpful. Use other decongestant medication and throat lozenges as necessary. In case the symptoms don t get better by 3 days, you would need a throat swab culture to be done and treated with an appropriate course of antibiotics depending on the swab report. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Ashakiran S, General & Family Physician