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What Causes Throat Infections With Weather Change?
Dear Dr, this is regarding my throat infection problem ..I get chronic infection due to weather change, symptoms: throat shoring, enlarged tonsil, broken and lesser voice sound, needs extra effort to throat for speaking...Please Advise. ....as per doctor's advice I used ZIFI 200 and Allercert DC which relieved for one time but did not cure permanently as I got infection again within 2 months....Please advise if I need to do surgery or else....thank you
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hello
Welcome to HealthcareMagic,
I have been through your query and I can understand your Concern.
Your history suggests you are having a chronic infection. The symptoms you mentioned are due to the throat infection and the inflamed tonsils which might be tender as well.
The change of weather could have acted as a trigger for the reactivation of infection, as the infection might have found a conducive environment for growth or in other case it might be an allergic response that trigger the infection.
In above scenario, I would like to suggest you to have a visit to your ENT specialist for examination in order to rule out any other cause. If I were you doctor I would have prescribed you antibiotics like Azithromycin 500 OD 6 days and 15 day course of Levocitrezine and Monteleukast. The infection is chronic so you might have to take drugs for longer period and that too complete course.
Meanwhile I would advice you not to do Gargles, or Mouth Rinses and Maintain good Oral Hygiene.
Thanks and Regards,
Dr Himayun Mir
Welcome to HealthcareMagic,
I have been through your query and I can understand your Concern.
Your history suggests you are having a chronic infection. The symptoms you mentioned are due to the throat infection and the inflamed tonsils which might be tender as well.
The change of weather could have acted as a trigger for the reactivation of infection, as the infection might have found a conducive environment for growth or in other case it might be an allergic response that trigger the infection.
In above scenario, I would like to suggest you to have a visit to your ENT specialist for examination in order to rule out any other cause. If I were you doctor I would have prescribed you antibiotics like Azithromycin 500 OD 6 days and 15 day course of Levocitrezine and Monteleukast. The infection is chronic so you might have to take drugs for longer period and that too complete course.
Meanwhile I would advice you not to do Gargles, or Mouth Rinses and Maintain good Oral Hygiene.
Thanks and Regards,
Dr Himayun Mir
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