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How Can Sore Throat Along With Fever And Itchy Ears Be Treated??

I have an extremely sore throat that came on suddenly with fever, very itchy ears and a cough that feels like it is ripping my throat. I have taken Benadryl, Motrin, acetaminophen, Claritin and if anything I am worse. Gargling with salt water helped a little but swallowing anything other than water is almost unbearable.
Mon, 19 Feb 2018
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You seem to be suffering from a severe upper respiratory infection. You need to take a course of antibiotic. tab. Amoxicillin with clavulanic acid 625mg daily thrice for 5 days. tab. Pantoprazole once daily, half an hour before food to prevent gastric irritation. You can continue Motrin until fever and pain subsides and Benadryl. Please stop Acetaminophen when you are on Motrin. Claritin is also to be stopped. Steam inhalation with 2 drops of eucalyptus oil, salt water gargling surely help in symptomatic relief. If cough is associated with sputum, an expectorant, bronchodilator is advised (bronchorex syrup with bromhexine, guaphenesin, terbutaline) for dry cough, syrup containing chlorpheniramine maleate and dextromethorphan. Even with the above treatment for 5 days, if no improvement is noticed, you can go for an ENT specialist. Don't worry, I'm confident of your recovery in next 3 days.

Any further queries, please do write to us. Thank you for the query.

Take care

Regards,
Dr. Pallavi.m, Anesthesiologist
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How Can Sore Throat Along With Fever And Itchy Ears Be Treated??

Hello! Welcome to HealthcareMagic! You seem to be suffering from a severe upper respiratory infection. You need to take a course of antibiotic. tab. Amoxicillin with clavulanic acid 625mg daily thrice for 5 days. tab. Pantoprazole once daily, half an hour before food to prevent gastric irritation. You can continue Motrin until fever and pain subsides and Benadryl. Please stop Acetaminophen when you are on Motrin. Claritin is also to be stopped. Steam inhalation with 2 drops of eucalyptus oil, salt water gargling surely help in symptomatic relief. If cough is associated with sputum, an expectorant, bronchodilator is advised (bronchorex syrup with bromhexine, guaphenesin, terbutaline) for dry cough, syrup containing chlorpheniramine maleate and dextromethorphan. Even with the above treatment for 5 days, if no improvement is noticed, you can go for an ENT specialist. Don t worry, I m confident of your recovery in next 3 days. Any further queries, please do write to us. Thank you for the query. Take care Regards, Dr. Pallavi.m, Anesthesiologist