Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 2 Location: Illinios, USA
Sore Throat. Posted: 03-25-05 09:50am
Here is my sufferings:
i live in chicago illinios, usa ( suburban
area ) so it’s 6 months winter here
around 30 f.
During winter time the heat has to blow
continuously in the house that usually
makes the throat dry.
After a bad sore throat a year ago,
following a bad cough that lasted couple
of months I had continuous symptoms like
feeling that my throat is swollen (lymph
nodes ), and sore ( no need of pain killer
) , frequent throat clearing, minor
burning sensation, occassionaly lumpy
feeling.
I had several visits to ent and had a
complete course of levaquin ( antibiotics
of floxecin group of medicines like cipro
) and penicilin. So no question of
infection.
Flexible lyringoscopy found nothing
unusual except that mucus stick on the
back of the throat and reddish throat.
The ent had a doubt on gerd and allergy.
I took nexium for couple of months and not
much help.
For allergy he prescribed
lotradine(antihistamine) 10 mg (otc),
zyrtec® (cetirizine hcl), and nasonex
nasal spray(mometasone furoate
monohydrate) etc which did not help.
Do you also suffer from nasal discharge if
so it is watery or thick and yellowish?
Not much. Sometimes it is thin yellowish.
Do you suffer from sneezings? Worse on
exposure to dust, smoke, cold, odors etc.?
Occasionally.
Do you have any nasal blockage? Worse day
or night?
Late night to early morning. One at a
time. No daytime blockage.
Do you feel mucus falls from the nose into
the throat?
Yes even if my nose is clean I feel lumpy
throat some kind of dripping/discharge.
Do you feel there is any throat
irritation?
Once in a while itchy throat.
Continuously feel that my throat is
swollen and sometimes I do not like to
wear round neck cloths which touch my
throat.
Are all the symptoms worse on intake or
exposure to cold?
The symptoms come and go away. I guess
the answer is yes but not 100%.
Do you suffer from cough? Is it worse
during day or night?
Not now...
Is it productive? If so what is the color
of the phlegm?
I have thick/sticky mucus. I have to
clear a throat quite a lot.
Do you suffer from breathlessness too?
Does it disturb sleep at night?
No.
Any other symptoms you can note?
How is your appetite, thirst, urination,
bowel movement, perspiration, menses,
sleep etc.?
Appetite is good. Bowel movement is ok (2
-3 times a day). Perspiration is not much
since I live in cold weather. Sleep is
good except that I started snoring.
Any other illness you suffer from, and if
so what is the medication you are under?
Any past history of significant
illness?>
any family history of similar illness?
What are the investigations done and what
do the reports indicate?
I am sure there should be some homeopathic
medicine that would help me.
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Tamadrummer
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Posts: 710 Location: Zephyrhills,Fl
Posted: 03-25-05 10:54am
I am not a doctor but it appears as though
they are treating the allergic part of
this problem very well.
Zyrtec and nasonex shoud be doing a great
job of quelling the issue here. If it is
not and they have already tested the phlem
for infection and it is negative, it
appears that you really need to keep your
house as "allergen free" as possible!
Use hepa filters in each room and keep the
doors to those rooms closed so that the
filter can filter only the air in that
room and also keep your heating/air
conditioning filter changed and use only
the filtrete hepa style filters in there.
I know you cannot live only in your home
but if you can keep your living atmosphere
clean then you may be able to recover
enought while there to encounter the
allergens in the outside world.
(side note, you cshould eb checked for a
yeast infection in your throat if you
havent already.)
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rihem
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 2 Location: Illinios, USA
Sore Throat. Posted: 03-25-05 11:51am
Tamadrummer:
thanks for the reply. I could not get the
yeast infection part. I am a beer head.
Couple of bears three times a week or so.
Funny thing is yesterday I had bad
symptoms of sore throat and I had couple
of beers. Moring, I feel more
comfortable. I feel like is allergy and
post nasal drip, but not sure. How about
ionic breeze air cleaner? Any idea on how
long should I try for nasonax and zertec.
I do not take them continuously,
occassionaly when I need them.
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Tamadrummer
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Posts: 710 Location: Zephyrhills,Fl
Posted: 03-25-05 11:58am
As far as I understand, you need to take
the medicines regularly for them to have
the desired affect on your problem.
As far as a yeast infection goes, there
are many ways in which a man can contract
yeast infections and if you are sexually
active and participate in oral with your
woman, whom may be a non-active yeast
carrier, you could have that and not know
it, but that is only one of many ways.
I would not buy the ionic breeze, I would
buy the regular old wal-mart or sears
brand room hepa filter and scour the air
in your home.
Also take your allergy medicine everyday
as prescribed and that may fix all of your
problems totally.
Good luck and I hope all works
wonerfully.
(justin_toronto could you please help
here?)
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Tamadrummer
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Posts: 710 Location: Zephyrhills,Fl
Justin_toronto Plz Help Posted: 03-25-05 18:01pm
Hey justin,
you have tons of great insight. Can you
help here?