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I have discomfort at the back of my throat. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, When I create suction in the back of my throat as if to pull the snot into my mouth, essentially to clear it and hock a loogie. I feel like the back top of my throat is being sucked down. Like a flap of skin or a little bullfrog action then it goes back when I stop. Not painful but unc... Read Full »
Answer: Hi,Welcome to icliniq.com.Can you please send me a picture of your throat and oral cavity? It can be due to throat infection which will cause edema of throat and uvula and you will feel as if something is stuck in your throat. Also, let me know if phlegm trickles down from nasopharynx to throat or i... Read Full »
Why am I having a bloody spot near the back of my throat?
Query: Hi doctor, I have been having some issues with my throat from the past couple of months. I feel a tightness in the neck. I do not have a runny nose, but I have post-nasal drip and lots of phlegm or mucus in the mornings. I feel like I need to clear my throat a lot. The symptoms seemed to go away for... Read Full »
Answer: Hello Welcome to icliniq.com. I have seen the picture (attachment removed to protect patient identity). I can see inflamed and enlarged tonsils with a congested posterior pharyngeal wall (back of the throat). A post-nasal drip running for a couple of months suggests some sinonasal inflammation as we... Read Full »
I feel something is stuck in my throat. What could it be?
Query: Hi doctor,I have been having some issues with my throat and esophagus. I have seen an ENT specialist and he said that I had a lot of inflammation in my esophagus, but did not seem to say anything else other than it may be the acid reflux. But, the way I feel and a lot of the other symptoms that have... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The symptoms described by you match the presentations of globus pharyngeus or laryngopharyngeal reflux. Laryngopharyngeal reflux, like the one that occurs at the stomach-esophageal junction, occurs in the region of the neck due to the presence of some acid produc... Read Full »
I have a sticky throat always. Is it a major issue?
Query: Hello doctor, I have a sticky throat always. I feel mucus is stuck in the throat. There is no pain. I can easily swallow. Please give your suggestions. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. If mucus is coming from your nose to the throat, then you seem to have sinusitis. Do you have a blocked nose, headache or excessive sneezing. Regards. Read Full »
Noticed a growth in my throat. What it could be?
Query: Hi doctor, Yesterday I felt like something was stuck in my throat. Today, I noticed a growth in my throat. I am 43 years old, non-smoker, and drink one to two glasses of wine per month. Kindly tell me what this could be? Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I saw the photo you have attached (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Although there is a lot of reflected light, I can make out that you have enlarged tonsils and edematous uvula. However, due to the reflected light and distortion of natural color, I can... Read Full »
Hard bump in throat and my mouth looks white.
Query: Hello doctor, I have a bump in the throat. It is hard and not painful, and my mouth looks white, I looked on the internet and scared of mouth cancer. Please Help. Other symptoms I had was pain in throat for couple days, but that gone away quickly with gargling. I also have reflux (I am going to the ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The posterior pharyngeal wall has some enlarged and congested nodules (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Could be due to chronic pharyngitis. Continue the reflux medicine and when any pain is there take decongestant and Claritin (Loratadine). Read Full »
Why is there throat pain with jaw and ear pain?
Query: Hello doctor,I have been struggling with throat pain on my left side of the mouth accompanied by jaw and ear pain on the same side. I had been to the doctor three times and been on antibiotics twice. Still, it does not go away. I was referred to a local ENT. I can feel lymph nodes swollen on the sam... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. When you had swollen lymph nodes in your body, what was the diagnosis? Did those heal completely? Is the current issue the palpable node? Is it present only on the left side or both sides? Are the swollen nodes also painful? My initial suspects are temporomandibular jo... Read Full »
Will throat pain cause slight breathing problem in asthmatic patients?
Query: Hello doctor, I have throat pain for the last seven days. Doctor gave me Opox 200 and Hifenac P felt better at first but my condition is not improving. There is also a slight problem in breathing as I am asthmatic for the last 10 years. I am currently on Foracort 400 Rotacap, Duonase nasal spray. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Can you send me a picture of your throat? For how many days did you take antibiotics? Read Full »
Why am I getting repeated episodes of sore throat, nasal obstruction, and pain?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 25 year old female. I have been suffering from repeated episodes of a sore throat that includes nasal obstruction and pain in the throat. I was diagnosed by the treating doctor to have a DNS for left (on the basis of a CT scan) and now granular pharyngitis has been added. The fr... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Can you please share your CT scan reports here? If you have sinusitis, you will have a recurrent throat infection. Do you have symptoms of allergy like excessive sneezing, watering of eyes or itching of the throat? Do you have excessive acidity or do you smoke or consu... Read Full »
Roxithromycin is not helping with acute tonsillitis. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor,I have acute tonsillitis. The doctor gave me Roxithromycin 300 mg for five days. I have had two tablets now but it seems to be getting worse. I was very sick three weeks ago, sore throat, lethargy, and runny nose but no pus. This time my throat feels constricted but I do not have a runn... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You have follicular tonsillitis (attachment removed to protect patient identity), which might not subside with Roxithromycin. 1. You send a throat swab for culture sensitivity. 2. Start in Clarithromycin 250 mg twice daily along with antacid. 3. Start taking supportive tr... Read Full »