I have been dealing with a sore throat. Initially, it looked like tonsil stones...but it keeps coming back. Then I thought it could be THRUSH...but my nose is running...and that s not typical. It is ONLY in the back part of my throat my my Uvula...when I gargle with warm salt-water, it subsides. It appears to be affecting my left ear on a minor level. I went to the doctor, but he was a moron...diagnosed me before I could really say two words. They told me 2.5 weeks ago that if it was thrush, I would hear back from them in a couple of days...but I have not heard from them. So, I guessing it is not thrush. I don t know that thrush makes your nose run. This sore through is really taking a toll...help.