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What Causes Difficulty In Breathing With Severe Sore Throat And Swollen Glands?

Boyfriend woke up 2 hours ago, difficulty breathing with severe sore throat and swollen glands. He used a throat numbing agent (otc) and ended up hacking up a lot of phlegm and other discharge. Temperature 100.8. Desperate to breathe clearly, he gargled warm salt water, took 2 ibuprofen (200 mg each), and rubbed vapor rub in his chest. He seemed certain he just needed the swelling to go down. We also made boiling water and he breathed it in with a towel over his head for a half hour. He s been resting finally for a half hour now. I m not sure if I should still take him to an ER, wait to call his doctor s office ( on a Saturday morning of course) or just let him be. I m most worried about his difficulty breathing. Any thoughts?
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Hello,

Your friend is having severe throat infection with sub mandibular and cervical lymph adenitis. He needs antibiotics and anti inflammatory drugs. Good ask him to do salt water gargle. Tab. Ranitidine 150 mg before food. Tab. Azithrocin 5oo mg. Tab. Ibubrufen 400 mg. Tab. Levocitrizin 5 mg. Get ENT and GP consultation. Tab. Chymurolforte.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. C. Elanchezhian, General & Family Physician
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What Causes Difficulty In Breathing With Severe Sore Throat And Swollen Glands?

Hello, Your friend is having severe throat infection with sub mandibular and cervical lymph adenitis. He needs antibiotics and anti inflammatory drugs. Good ask him to do salt water gargle. Tab. Ranitidine 150 mg before food. Tab. Azithrocin 5oo mg. Tab. Ibubrufen 400 mg. Tab. Levocitrizin 5 mg. Get ENT and GP consultation. Tab. Chymurolforte. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. C. Elanchezhian, General & Family Physician