Sore throat for a week

How many days is too many for a sore throat? When should I Call my doctor about a sore throat? What causes sore throat to last weeks? Everyone knows what a sore throat feels like.

It’s one of the most common health complaints, particularly during the colder months of the year, when respiratory diseases are at their peak. Sometimes, you can take care of a sore throat at home, but it’s also important to know when you or your child needs to see a doctor.

Eat popsicles or chipped ice. Run a humidifier if the air in your house is dry. Purchase a humidifier online.

The most common cause of a sore throat (pharyngitis) is a viral infection, such as a cold or the flu. Since your throat has only been sore for a week , I think it is more likely that your sore throat is something infectious. A sore throat caused by a virus resolves on its own. Many times a sore throat is accompanied by a pesky cough, which can irritate the tender throat.

With strep throat , the sore throat is often more severe and persists. Tonsillitis is a painful inflammation or infection of the ton sils, the tissue masses located at the back of the throat.

At the first sign of scratchiness, you wonder if it will linger or fade away in a few days. If it’s simply a symptom of the cold or flu, it will probably go away as your flu subsides. Most sore throats last only a few days and rarely continue beyond two weeks. Throat infections and nasal congestion from a cold or allergies are common reasons to have a sore throat.

If it is negative, your physician will base their treatment recommendation on the severity of your symptoms and the appearance of your throat on examination. This can help coat your throat , making it less scratchy. Take ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) or another pain-reducing medication. Though these same flu remedies are recommended for sore throats in adults: Gargle with warm salt water (to ratio of salt to water) to help reduce swelling and relieve discomfort. Drink lots of fluids to thin out mucus.

Warm or cool mist using a humidifier. A severe or long-lasting sore throat could be something like strep throat (a bacterial throat infection). If your sore throat is caused by bacteria, your doctor will prescribe an antibiotic. You will feel better in a few days. When it come to treating a sore throat , you can try: Gargling at least once an hour with warm salt water to reduce swelling and discomfort.

Drinking hot fluids such as tea or soup, which soothe the throat and help thin sinus mucus allowing. Stopping smoking and avoid secondhand smoke. Any of these have other symptoms likeheadache, fatigue, coughing, and body aches.

I have had the same symptoms for over two weeks now: sore throat , runny nose, cough, fatigue and headache. Everytime the air-conditioner blows it tickles my throat and makes me cough.

The best I can describe the location of the pain is behind the uvula and slightly up, like where the nasal passages meet the throat. My cough is a lot more aggrivated at night when I lye down. I sleep very poorly at night because of my coughing but then I seem to sleep better during the day but I get all out of wack.