Suggest Treatment For Cold And Throat Pain

Posted on Mon, 3 Nov 2014

Question: Age :23
Male
Sep 24th : I experienced slight cold and throat pain started after cold is gone(had cold only for 8hours ) . After that i have taken Allegra-D for 3 days every 12 hours 1 tablet. Pain went away and after stopping the medication , again throat pain started while swallowing and very uncomfortable feeling. I didn't have any cough or fever.
After contacting a doctor, it was diagnosed as allergic rhinitis because of pnd. And got prescribed for Montelukast + levocetrizine. After using montelukast felt relief (used it for 1 week) but again after stopping the medication pain came back but this time it was far worse. The symptoms are : Throat pain on the left side, tightness in throat, slight ear discomfort, large Swollen neck glands . This time i started using antibiotics on other doctors advice. Amoxiccilin + potassium clavunate 625 mg every day thrice . I used it and got relief , swollen gland decreased size. With out using any pain killer . Using that tablet and its 5th day today. Now i am again felling pain in throat but this its both left and right side . What is the actual problem?

Answered by Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha (13 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Post nasal drip

Detailed Answer:
Hello

Thanks for the query

It looks like you are having recurrent throat infections. It could be either due to allergic rhinitis, tonsilitis or because of sinusitus. This is how you should go about it

1. Approach an ENT specialist and get a x ray of the para nasal sinuses. This will tell us if your sinuses are infected or not.
2. Examination of the tonsils during the time of throat pain can tell us if there is recurrent infection of the tonsils
3. Frequent sneezing, especially in the mornings and frequent cold are signs of allergic rhinitis

It is important to know what is causing the throat pain because for each the treatment is different. Giving anti biotics and pain relief is only a temporary measure

I hope I was of help if you have any further queries please get back to me

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha (3 minutes later)

Thanks for your reply. I have attached images of my throat . please check and let me know if you see something abnormal . I will visit an ENT soon.
Thank you.

Answered by Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha (2 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Pictures

Detailed Answer:
Hello

Thanks for getting back

I have seen the pictures of your throat. It looks like there is inflammation of the posterior pharynx ( the back part of the throat) however I cannot say for sure as the camera flash makes the mucosa look more red than normal.
Unfortunately in the picture the tonsils are not visible.

Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar