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Suggest Treatment For Throat Disease Caused By Tobacco
I am 18, 5 foot 10 inches and weigh 145 pounds. I have been diagnosed with a throat disease that is believed to be caused by allergies and i am not able to eat foods without choking or washing it down with fluids. I had allergy testing done and i found out i am allergic to many different types of foods, trees, pollins and i am allergic to dip. My quistion is how much of an affect do you believe tobacco has on my throat situation. The allergy docter wants me to wait a year before i begin using tobacco again and i also want to know if it will take that long to figure out if that the cause of my throut situation.
Thu, 7 May 2020
Hi,
Noted the history about a boy of 18 diagnosed as throat disease caused by allergies, not able to swallow foods without chocking or without washing it down with fluids, tests showed allergy to different types of foods, trees, pollen, wants to know effect of tobacco on this problem.
With your detailed history you have a throat problem at such an early stage of life.
The causes can be sitting in the nose and sinuses also.
Hence I would advise you the following:
First of all consult an ENT Surgeon for proper clinical evaluation, examination and investigations.
CT scan of nose and sinuses.
Tests of throat swab.
Tests of blood additional to allergy tests.
Once a proper diagnosis is done proper management with anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory and as required.
Tobacco in such a case can increase the throat problem to a large extent and not allow proper output of management.
Also have Povidone Iodine gargle.
Avoid all the things that cause allergy as prevention is better than cure.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. T. Chandrakant, ENT and General Surgeon
Noted the history about a boy of 18 diagnosed as throat disease caused by allergies, not able to swallow foods without chocking or without washing it down with fluids, tests showed allergy to different types of foods, trees, pollen, wants to know effect of tobacco on this problem.
With your detailed history you have a throat problem at such an early stage of life.
The causes can be sitting in the nose and sinuses also.
Hence I would advise you the following:
First of all consult an ENT Surgeon for proper clinical evaluation, examination and investigations.
CT scan of nose and sinuses.
Tests of throat swab.
Tests of blood additional to allergy tests.
Once a proper diagnosis is done proper management with anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory and as required.
Tobacco in such a case can increase the throat problem to a large extent and not allow proper output of management.
Also have Povidone Iodine gargle.
Avoid all the things that cause allergy as prevention is better than cure.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. T. Chandrakant, ENT and General Surgeon
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