Sore throat
goodtoknow says: A throat infection, or upper respiratory tract infection, is very common and often caused by a virus. It only usually lasts a few days. You may also have a slight cough, fever, headache, swollen glands in your neck and find it painful to swallow. If the infection is mild, no medical treatment is necessary but drink plenty fluids. Take painkillers and try gargling with asprin. See your doctor if you're no better after a week. But don't expect to be given antibiotics, they don't work for a sore throat.
For a full medical explanation of the causes, symptoms and treatments of sore throats from patient.co.uk, read on.
A sore throat usually goes after a few days. Simple treatments that you can buy can ease symptoms until the sore throat goes. Usually, you would only need to see a doctor if symptoms are severe, unusual, or if they do not ease within 3-4 days.
Sore throat (pharyngitis) is very common. It is usually caused by an infection in the throat. Soreness in the throat may be the only symptom. In addition, you may also have a hoarse voice, mild cough, fever, headache, feel sick, feel tired, and the glands in your neck may swell. It may be painful to swallow. The soreness typically gets worse over 2-3 days and then usually gradually goes within a week. In about 1 in 10 cases the soreness lasts longer than a week. You may also develop a sore throat if you have a cold or flu-like illness.
Tonsillitis is an infection of the tonsils at the back of the mouth. Symptoms are similar to a sore throat, but may be more severe. In particular, fever and generally feeling unwell tend to be worse. You may be able to see some pus which looks like white spots on the enlarged red tonsils.
Average rating:
Please leave a comment, tip or story in the box below
Ben, 11 months
Hi Alla. I get food stuck there commonly. I have successfully used a water pik to irrigate the food out of there. It is not a pleasant process, as it trips the gag reflex and can hurt if the area is inflamed, but I do it anyway because the leaving the food in there is worse. The water pik I had made a much too powerful jet until I poked a blunt needle in the opening to widen the hole. Now the same amount of water comes out, but it is not moving as fast, since the hole is bigger. I would love to hear if anyone else has a solution to this type of problem.
Report this commentAlia, about 1 year
hi there, im desperate for your advice.. a few months back i had food stuck inside the skin of my throat..i noticed the discomfort feeling inside my throat and my breath started to smell...i didnt know why so i open my mouth to find a 3days old rice that i ate got stuck and managed to pick it out and it was ok. Now i got the same problem again..i got the same feeling that i had before with the food got stuck in my throat but this time i do not know whether its a peice of food or just a spot but its making my breath smell soo badly even when i speak people noticed. i keep picking it but nuthing seems to be there except bluri yellow blood together with the awful smell.. please help me..=(
Report this comment
Gary Crawford, 8 months
How do you get a sore throat in june?
Report this comment