Need advice on my particular sore throat?
I was diagnosed with Strep Throat about 3 weeks ago and was prescribed an antibiotic. The antibiotic took care of the Strep within 2 days, but almost immediately I gained a new sore throat in its place that persisted the duration of the antibiotic treatment, and has now sustained itself for 1 week after finishing the antibiotics.
Symptoms include a very dry and painful throat in the morning, but is quickly subsided with a cool glass of water. Pain is pretty mild overall but a little more intense when yawning. I also feel some mild stinging on my upper soft palette if I don’t keep it well lubricated with water, or food. Eating food will subside all the uncomfortableness for a couple of hours, but I really need to be constantly drinking water to keep the pain away. I’ve had this for 3 weeks now and am a bit worried, I would like to know if this can be a common symptom of a cold virus, and what I mean is it out of the question to have a sore throat for a few weeks? How patient to be?
Jon
I have a sinus cold and when I blow my nose tears squirt from my left eye. Why?
Its incredibly annoying. I already have a cold with enough sinus pain and congestion to kill a bear, and now everytime I blow my (raw and scabbed over) nose, I also have to wipe the sensitive skin around my eye. Now my eye is also red as well as sore from all the wiping. I know the tear ducts and sacs are connected to the nasal passage so that when you cry excess tears run down your throat and nose explaining why you need to blow your nose when you cry, but this is totally backwards…I blow my nose and it makes me cry. I do not have a blocked tear duct. Is there a reason for this or a valid medical explaination as well as treatment? I know it seems frivilous, but I am already sick enough without having to deal with spontaneous and now painful tears.
Oh, and you can actually see the tears being forced out with each burst of air from my nose – I watched it in the mirror.
James