Cold,sore Throat,yellowish Phlegm,left Side Of Trachea Hurts

Posted on Mon, 4 Apr 2011

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Question : Hi,I had a cold ,sore throat and was spitting up yellowish phelgh,only in the morning,strep test was nrg but nw that I am almost better left side of my trachea hurst..can this just be from all the coughing? Thank you

Answered by Dr. Dr. Deepak S Anvekar (38 minutes later)

Hello XXXXXXX

From the history provided seems that your sorethroat (pharyngitis) has improved.

But the persistent pain could be due to a inflammed lymph node under the neck or due to the stressful post infectious cough.

This is a transient and will soon subside. Taking a NSAID like ibuprofen will help improve your symptoms soon.

Hope I have answered your query.

If you have any more queries, I will be available to answer them as well.

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