Suggest Treatment For Severe Sore Throat While On Advil

Posted on Mon, 3 Apr 2017

Question: I have had a very sore throat for two weeks now. Did get it swabbed for strep and it was negative. Advil helps the most. Have had swollen glands on and off and ear pain. Now I feel weak too. It hurts to talk and swallow when I am not on Advil or sudafed. I am also doing warm, salt water gargling, lozenges and teaspoons of honey. I think I have been tasting blood when I try to go without meds. One other thing: I have sores all over my scalp. This has been a problem for over 7 years on and off. I have seen two dermatologists and an allergist , but have only had periodic relief. It is currently the worst it has ever been on top of this throat problem.

Answered by Dr. Dr.Raju.A.T (8 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Chlorhexidine gargle

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for your query.

Recurrent sore throat for more than 7 years points at requirement to rule out chronic tonsillitis. This is well cured with tonsillectomy.

Do consult an ENT specialist and discuss about the same.

For now you can gargle with antispetic solution like Chlorhexidine thrice daily. This will keep any infection in check and also soothen the throat providing relief.

Please do share few images of the sores in the scalp, I shall advise after having a look at them.

Waiting for your response,

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