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Suggest Treatment For Difficulty In Swallowing, Cold And Sore Throat

Hello, I ve had a minor cold for a couple days but today I woke up with a strange sore throat, not like anything I ve experienced. Its not as painful to swallow as it is to touch my throat and its difficult to speak, my voice isn t to different its just feels like I m weak to speak. My most concerning symptoms are the pain to touch the throat and even when turning my neck the muscles hurt. Thank you for your time, Sarah.
Tue, 29 Nov 2016
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thanks for posting your query to HCM. cold with sore throat is a common infection could be due to bacterial or viral in origin . you need to do warm saline gargle 2-3 times a day . maintain good hydration and nutrition . take NSAID group of drugs like paracetamol for releive of your pain and inflammation . for cold antihistaminics like cetrizine or loratadine can be taken once at night.
if problem persist undergo throat swab for microbiological examination .
thanks .
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Suggest Treatment For Difficulty In Swallowing, Cold And Sore Throat

thanks for posting your query to HCM. cold with sore throat is a common infection could be due to bacterial or viral in origin . you need to do warm saline gargle 2-3 times a day . maintain good hydration and nutrition . take NSAID group of drugs like paracetamol for releive of your pain and inflammation . for cold antihistaminics like cetrizine or loratadine can be taken once at night. if problem persist undergo throat swab for microbiological examination . thanks .