I am having shortness of breath with a feeling of paralysis of nasal passage. Please help.

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Can you send me a picture of your throat (clear one). I want to see if your posterior pharyngeal wall or tonsils are infected. Are you a diabetic? What problem do you have in your nose? Is it like a nose block? Shortness of breath can be due to nose block as well. Do you have any posterior nasal drip? Any hoarseness of voice or cough while eating or drinking? These symptoms are suggestive of vocal cord paralysis. Do you consume alcohol or do you smoke? Any problem of acid reflux?

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I have seen the picture, you seem to have granular pharyngitis (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Otherwise your throat looks normal, may be that is why you have irritation in your throat. You can take antihistamines (like Cetirizine) for a week and decongestants (like Phenylephrine) for five days (both orally). Take anti-inflammatory enzymes like Tyrpsin, Chymotrypsin twice daily. Do Chlorhexidine mouth gargles thrice daily, drink warm water. Avoid cold food items. Continue Omeprazole. If you feel that your symptoms are not improving with the above treatment do get back, we might have to start antibiotics (as of now I do not feel there is any necessity of antibiotics). And yes, do not take alcohol or smoke till you recover completely.