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Suggest Treatment For Severe Throat Infection

Hi,m 40,n I ve been having this throat infection for four weeks now.I went to the doctor he gave me antibiotics that made me sick,I went back to him n he changed them for me but it seems as they not working,as m talking m still having it can u please help it s starting to stress me now.
Thu, 30 Jul 2015
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Hi dear ,

There is nothing to panic , because if antibiotics are not working that clearly means that sore throat is probably due to viral infection . I would suggest you to consult your ENT specialist doctor again . Doctor may order certain tests like throat swab test , viral culture test and blood test to confirm the diagnosis and rule out condition like gastrointestinal reflux disease . Doctor may prescribe anti viral drugs like acyclovir along with anti inflammatory drugs . For now do warm saline gargles 2-3 times a day or take ibuprofen or acetaminophen for pain and swelling .

Hope your concern has been resolved.
Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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Suggest Treatment For Severe Throat Infection

Hi dear , There is nothing to panic , because if antibiotics are not working that clearly means that sore throat is probably due to viral infection . I would suggest you to consult your ENT specialist doctor again . Doctor may order certain tests like throat swab test , viral culture test and blood test to confirm the diagnosis and rule out condition like gastrointestinal reflux disease . Doctor may prescribe anti viral drugs like acyclovir along with anti inflammatory drugs . For now do warm saline gargles 2-3 times a day or take ibuprofen or acetaminophen for pain and swelling . Hope your concern has been resolved. Get Well Soon. Best Wishes, Dr. Harry Maheshwari