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What Is The Remedy For A Sore Throat And Cough?

Hi, i have sore throat, very painful, and more when i try to swallow. Some cough with phlegm yellowish in color. No bad odor from mouth. I am taking benezapril 40 mg and hydrochlorathiazide 12.5 mg Can i take ciprofloxacine for the symptoms I have?
Thu, 20 Mar 2014
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ENT Specialist,  's  Response
Hello

Welcome in H.C.M.

I have gone through your query regarding sore throat and cough.

As you said about your symptoms it appears that most likely you are having respiratory tract infection involving the pharynx which is giving you pain on degulitition. The infections of respiratory tract are mainly viral and bacterial.

For diagnosis and treatment you are advice for these basic investigations-

1- Culture and sensitivity of throat swab.

2- X-Ray paranasal sinuses.

3- X-Ray chest.

4- Blood - CBC, ESR, blood sugar (Fasting & Post parendial).

Inferences of above investigations will help in making diagnosis which may be accordingly manage.

You have asked about use of ciprofloxacin in your case , for this I would like to say if your sorethroat is of bacterial and in that case if infecting bacteria is sensitive to this antibiotic ciprofloxacin than only you will get response. On the other hand if sore throat is viral or infecting organism is not sensitive to ciprofloxacin than it will be of no use.

Regards.
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ENT Specialist,  Dr. Satvinder Bakshi's  Response
Hello

Yes, you can take ciprofloxacin , but i would strongly advice against self medication and like you to meet your doctor , who will try to find out the extent of infection and why you got it. please meet your doctor.
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What Is The Remedy For A Sore Throat And Cough?

Hello Welcome in H.C.M. I have gone through your query regarding sore throat and cough. As you said about your symptoms it appears that most likely you are having respiratory tract infection involving the pharynx which is giving you pain on degulitition. The infections of respiratory tract are mainly viral and bacterial. For diagnosis and treatment you are advice for these basic investigations- 1- Culture and sensitivity of throat swab. 2- X-Ray paranasal sinuses. 3- X-Ray chest. 4- Blood - CBC, ESR, blood sugar (Fasting & Post parendial). Inferences of above investigations will help in making diagnosis which may be accordingly manage. You have asked about use of ciprofloxacin in your case , for this I would like to say if your sorethroat is of bacterial and in that case if infecting bacteria is sensitive to this antibiotic ciprofloxacin than only you will get response. On the other hand if sore throat is viral or infecting organism is not sensitive to ciprofloxacin than it will be of no use. Regards.