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How Can Allergic Rhinitis Be Treated?

I suffer from allergies year round. Stuffy nose, itchy throat, runny nose, slight cough. Recently i havent been taking some over the counter allergy medicine. I have no runny nose or cough but i have an itchy and scratchy throat. Today i noticed a orange like film on the back of my throat. Do i have strep, a cold, or flu? The area around the uvula is red. Is there a diagnosis or way to treat this?
posted on Sun, 19 Feb 2017
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

It looks like due to reaction there is infection in throat causing redness and inflammation in throat..
So my suggestion is to consult an Emergency room and get evaluated and a throat swab culture can help in diagnosis
You can be advised a course of antibiotics like Azithromycin and anti inflammatory painkillers like Advil.
Take antihistamine like Levocetrizine.
Do warm saline gargles and take steam inhalations..

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Honey Arora
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How Can Allergic Rhinitis Be Treated?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. It looks like due to reaction there is infection in throat causing redness and inflammation in throat.. So my suggestion is to consult an Emergency room and get evaluated and a throat swab culture can help in diagnosis You can be advised a course of antibiotics like Azithromycin and anti inflammatory painkillers like Advil. Take antihistamine like Levocetrizine. Do warm saline gargles and take steam inhalations.. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Honey Arora