Is a sore throat a symptom of pollen allergies along with a dry, sporadic cough?
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It could be seasonal allergies if you do have them.  Sometimes, though, a week isn't long enough to kill some infections such as tonsillitis, you need 10-14 days.  I would just watch your throat and take it easy over the long weekend and see how you feel come Tuesday.  If you do get a fever or the spots return, call the ER or an emergency clinic and be seen.  Tonsils can abscess if they aren't treated in a timely manner.
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Throat gets tickly,dry cough,sneezing,short of breath,tightness of chest.
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The allergy test pricks feel exactly like you described: a basically painless prick on the surface of the skin. It doesn't hurt that much, if at all. These pricks aren't as deep as a regular shot, like a flu shot. Generally an allergic component (like microscopic cat and dog dander, pollen, etc) is mixed in a sterile solution that is injected slightly below the surface of the skin. Things that people are allergic to (including those I mentioned above, plus several dozen more things like dust, tree pollens, etc) are individually pricked on your skin to determine whether or not you are allergic to them. The doctor will have a process of noting (on paper) exactly which allergen he injected and where. He/she has to do each one individually because if they are all mixed together they can't determine what you are reacting to.\n\nIf you aren't allergic,  you won't have any raised swelling but if you are it will look like the small welt you get when you get a mosquito bite.\n\nAs for the allergy shots, they feel like any normal shot would feel - a tiny bit painful, but not horrific, unless of course, you are scared of shots. The shot is comprised of all the allergens your doctor has determined you are allergic to, which is based on the tests that were given. Gradually, but at different appointments, the doctor will increase the concentration of each allergen in the shot, which is supposed to build up your tolerance to the allergens in question. The Doctor will also monitor your reactions to the shot to make sure you don't have a bad reaction.\n\nThat's what my allergist did 25 years ago, so some things might have changed, but the principles are still the same.
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Have you seen an allergist?  My guess would be allergies, but you may need your adenoids taken out.  Try an over the counter decongestant like Pseudophed.  Then go to your doctor and ask for some nasal spray and maybe some Claratin or whatever.  The combo should relieve the symptoms.  If this doesn't work, then you can rule out allergies and talk to your doc about other causes.
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Most lozenges have sugar which sooth but don't kill germs.\n\nQ: What exactly is the mechanism/physiology of relief that gargling with warm salt water has on a sore throat?\n\n \n\nA: This is an educated guess.\n\nSore throats are sore due to inflammation. Usually, the inflammation is due to a viral or bacterial infection (the common cold, and strep throat, are examples of each). However, sore throat may also be related to allergies or physical injury to the throat. In each case, an inflammatory response has been triggered. Pain, swelling and an itchy or irritated sensation are the common symptoms of this inflammatory response.\n\nThe medical term for swelling is edema. As part of the inflammatory response, there is an increase in the water content of the involved tissues. With respect to sore throat, a sense of fullness and difficulty swallowing are both related to edema of the tissue lining the throat (mucosa).\n\nWater tends to follow salt. Anyone who has ever salted a snail knows what happens to the snail. Here’s a less disgusting analogy: have you ever salted slices of raw eggplant? The salt draws moisture from the eggplant; after a few minutes, you can see beads of fluid on the surface of the eggplant.\n\nEveryone has a different recipe for a salt water gargle, but all recipes tend to be fairly salty. If the gargle has a higher salt concentration than your intrinsic salt concentration, it will tend to draw out some of the edema fluid from the mucosa of the throat. This will make SOME of your "sore throat" symptoms better. The relief is very real, but also tends to be short-lived, since the gargle has done nothing to remove the cause of the sore throat.\n\nIn some cases, gargling with salt water also has a cleansing action. If you are suffering from postnasal drainage due to a bacterial sinus infection or allergies, the mucus which drains from your nasal cavity is full of chemicals that tend to promote an inflammatory response. As this stuff drains down the back of your throat, it leaves a trail of inflamed tissues in its wake. Frequent gargling with salt water will help minimize this problem.\n\nAs with everything else in medicine, you can certainly overdo this one! Make the gargle salty enough, and you will dessicate the mucosa of the throat. This could lead to even greater irritation than what you started with!
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You are most likely getting the sore throat from nasal drainage.  Do you have allergies?  Maybe there is a time in the month that the allergens are more prone to.  Which can just be causing slight sinus issues.  The mucus in your nose is draining by going down the back of your throat.  This is a major irritant for it.  Try some sinus medicine or talk to your doctor to see if they can do an allergy test if you havent figured out what you are allergic to.
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Yes, allergy or diseases causing allergic-like symptoms (such as mast cell diseases) can cause the numbness. I have experienced this many times, sometimes in conjunction with headache, swollen eye, stuffy sinus, sore throat, ear pain, loss of hearing, and even swollen lip, all on one side of my face only. The weirdest is the half throat soreness, it feels like you can draw a line right down the middle and one side doesn't hurt at all while the other side is so painful it hurts to swallow. \n\nIt is extremely important, as others have suggested, to have this checked out, since some very serious conditions can cause this as well, including Bell's Palsy, stroke, transient ischemic attack, heart disease, and even migraine. If it allergy related, it could lead to anaphylactic shock, so be aware and don't shrug it off when it happens.
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You need to check your filter in the air intake of your air system, if it hasn't been changed recently you need to change it there only a couple of bucks their are more expensive ones. Take out the one you have take it with you to the hardwares store. You might have allergies. They are pretty common during the spring time. Don't sleep with your windows open. Pollen could play a big part in your swelling and irritation if you live in an area that has budding trees or flowers. Use eye drops that are hydrating drops. Put a humidifier in your room if the air is dry. Change your pillow cases at least a couple times a week and air out your pillows. If symptoms persist I would recommend that you see a doctor. You could have a sinus infection and may need antibiotics.
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A mild sore throat associated with cold or flu symptoms can be made more comfortable with the following remedies: \n\nIncrease your liquid intake. \n\nWarm tea with honey is a favorite home remedy. \n\nUse a steamer or humidifier in your bedroom. \n\nGargle with warm salt water several times daily: ¼ tsp. salt to ½ cup water. \n\nTake over-the-counter pain relievers such as acetaminophen (Tylenol Sore Throat®, Tempra®) or ibuprofen (Motrin IB®, Advil®).\n\nI hope that helps.
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There are quite a few food groups that make us more "snuffly" anyway, so make hayfever all the worse. Erradicating these is very effective.\n\nBasically, avoid anything with yeast in it - such as bread, and any alcoholic drink. Yeast seems to make sufferers a lot more susceptible to pollen.\n\nCut out dairy produce (milk, cheese, eggs). These increase the production of mucous, causing more pollen to become trapped in our nazel cavity.\n\nDrink plenty of water - this helps clear the throat and nose - and eat lots of fresh fruit and veg - these contain compounds that help our immune system, and seem to help "clean" away the pollen. Also, as already mentioned, a little bit of honey helps - this sooths the throat.\n\nI used to suffer from really bad hayfever, but since cutting back drastically on anything containing yeast, dairy produce, fungus (such as mushrooms), and becoming vegetarian, my allergies have dropped off drastically, so that I only now need anti-histamenes on really bad days now.\n\nHumans should not suffer from hay fever. It is urbanization that has caused it. We can help get rid of it by returning to a healthier, more wholesome natural diet.
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I get these sore throats every now and again. Every time I go to the doctors and they do a culture it is the same thing negative. I suggest ice cream and Popsicles or some soda or something. I like ginger ale for these types of things.
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Ok, did this start rather suddenly, does it itch?  Have you had contact with something new?...soap, lotion, etc.  sounds like an allergic reaction.  If your mouth or throat tingle or throat feels tight...GO TO THE ER.  If this is mild and does not progress tonite, you could try taking a Benadryl 25mg. tablet...can buy over the counter at Walmart or pharmacy.  Is there a walk in clinic in your town?  If not, call your doc ( there will be someonr taking call for the holiday) and see if he/she wants you to go to the ER or if there is an office or clinic you can go to.   Some hospitals have an Urgent Care Center in connection with the ER.  This would be an appropriate place to go.  You must have had skin contact with something you are allergic to.  Hope you do well.
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Make sure that the Sore throat is not caused by some other source than your usaul cough and flu.\n\n\n\nfor example make sure it is not a STD of some sort.\nYour Doctor is best to ask of course.
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it might be allergies! talk to a doctor.
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You could have an infection in the tube between your ear and throat.  I had exactly the same symptoms and was eating cough drops like crazy to soothe my throat.  I was at the doc's office for something else and mentioned it.  She looked in my ears, nose, throat and at the swollen node.  She swabbed my throat but it came back negative for strep.  But, she said my eardrum had some liquid behind it and thought it was an Eustachian tube infection.  Sometimes if you have post nasal drip from allergies you'll get a sore throat, but not the swollen gland behind the ear. She put me on a 7 day course of antibiotics and it all went away.
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The common cold and alergies are two completely different conditions; although, they may produce similar symptoms in your body.\n\nThe common cold (also known as "acute nasopharyngitis") is a mild viral infectious disease of the nose and throat; the upper respiratory system. Symptoms include sneezing, sniffling, running/blocked nose (often these occur simultaneously, or one in each nostril); scratchy, sore, or phlegmy throat; coughing; headache; and tiredness. Colds typically last three to five days, with residual coughing lasting up to three weeks. \n\nAn allergy or Type I hypersensitivity is an immune malfunction whereby a person's body is hypersensitised to react immunologically to typically nonimmunogenic substances. When a person is hypersensitised, these substances are known as allergens. The word allergy derives from the Greek words allos meaning "other" and ergon meaning "reaction" or "reactivity". Type I hypersensitivity is characterised by excessive activation of mast cells by immunoglobulin E resulting in a systemic inflammatory response that can result in symptoms as benign as a runny nose, to life-threatening anaphylactic shock and death.
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It sounds like hay fever. Not harmful but a real pain, so to speak. Try euchinea. I take it for eveything that's related to a cold.