The painful, scratchy, and dry feeling in the throat due to infection or inflammation is called a sore throat. Depending on the part of the throat affected the types are pharyngitis, tonsillitis, and laryngitis. Warm salt water gargle helps soothe a sore throat.
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Swelling in throat with tonsils is concerning during this Covid-19 outbreak. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 23-year-old female. I am having some problem in my throat and I think those are tonsils as I am not having any pain or difficulty. But whenever I am looking into my mouth I feel something around tonsils. Please help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern over the swelling in your throat that you observed recently in this period of Covid-19 outbreak. I checked the image and I can definitely see some swelling there. (attachment removed to protect patient identity). I have a few questions f... Read Full »
Why do I have a sore throat and feel weak sometimes?
Query: Hi doctor,I feel weak with a sore throat for the past two days. But I do not have a fever and cough. Kindly suggest. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. If you have a sore throat and weakness without running nose, neck pain, and fever, then it is probably due to simple flu or bacterial infection. You do not need to think about COVID-19 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2). You can take Augmentin 625 mg thre... Read Full »