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I have a persistent cold and a bad sore throat. Kindly help.
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 34-year-old female. I had been suffering from a bad sore throat and cold since last week. I took the tablet Azee 500 mg for five days but still, there was no relief and later the doctor prescribed the tablet Augmentin for another five days. I am worried that taking these antibio... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I am here to provide you with the best medical advice. Since you are having recurrent upper respiratory tract infection, I suggest you do the following investigations: CBC (complete blood count). Throat swab culture and sensitivity. Chest X-ray PA (posterior-a... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, I have had a cold for the last 7 to 8 days and a little bit of irritation in my throat. 4 to 5 days back, while moving my fingers on the neck under the chin, I felt mild swelling in the lymph node on both sides; it is a submandibular lymph node, I presume. There is no pain, only little... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. With cold and throat irritation for 8 days with lymph node swelling indicates an infection. It could be viral or bacterial. You need some antibiotics for pain and swelling. I suggest you consult a specialist and take the medications with their consent. 1) Tablet Azi... Read Full »
Is a feeling of foreign body sensation in the throat a serious condition?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 26-years-old male patient with a height of 174 cm and weighing 70 kg. I have had a small fiber neuropathy for two years, and my current treatment is tablet Pregabalin 150 mg twice a day. A week ago, I started coughing for no reason to the point of causing pain in my ribs. There ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Since you have throat pain, congestion, neck pain, and ear block, these indicate a severe upper respiratory tract infection. I would suggest you follow medications before the throat swab test. Tablet Pan 40 (Pantoprazole) twice a day before food. Tablet Cipro (Ciprof... Read Full »
I have had throat mucus and a sore throat for a few days. Does it mean I have cancer?
Query: Hi doctor, I was sick four days ago and had lots of throat mucus and a very bad sore throat, due to climate change. It was super cold, and I went out with just a T-shirt, and the next day I started feeling sick. Maybe a strep throat or tonsillitis? My tonsils were a bit inflamed, and also I had a f... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Maybe you have septic tonsillitis. Blood may be from a sore throat or a forceful cough. You need antibiotics but before treatment, it is better to go for a throat swab culture and sensitivity, and then start medications. Consult a specialist doctor, talk to him or ... Read Full »
My wife's cough and sore throat are not subsiding after getting exposed to dust. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, Recently, our house underwent some construction and the whole place was filled with dust. Naturally, we cleaned surfaces and floors, but all my family members (aged, 49, 37, 4 and 2) developed a terrible cough and sore throat that lasted several days. After a week and a half, almost al... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com, Yes, I suggest you consult your doctor as her cough is still present. I would recommend she get a CBC (complete blood count) and an X-Ray of chest, PA (posteroanterior) view done. For cough, in adults, I suggest taking tablet Montair FX (Montelukast 10 mg and Fexofena... Read Full »
What to do with persistent cold and cough?
Query: Hello doctor,I cannot concentrate on my work due to a cold and cough. I thought it would get better within a few days, but I could not cope with it as it had been two whole days already. I have been using nasal spray (Nasoline) and vaporizer (Oxomax) to help my cold and sore throat. But I do not fin... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Do not worry I would suggest you take the following medicines for three days: Tablet Montelukast LC, one tablet at night. Tablet Doxycycline 100 mg twice a day. Tablet Dolo (Paracetamol) 650 mg twice a day. Tablet Pulmoclear (Acebrophylline 100 mg and Acetylcyst... Read Full »