My son, suffering from his tenth bout of strep throat at nine years old, lay feverish and dozing on the doctor’s exam table. I, on the other hand, was staring at my son’s pediatrician with a mix of shock and hope. Shock, because while my son is a rather frequent strep throat patient, he didn’t ...
A scratchy sore throat is often the first symptom of the onset of a cold. It’s often one of the first reasons for a trip to the doctor’s office during cold and flu seasons. If the sore throat is from the onset of a cold virus, then it should only last a few days. Over ...
At one time or another, most of us have suffered from a sore throat. The area behind the tongue, top, bottom and sides, feels raw, scratchy and painful. It hurts to swallow, and even smooth, bland food can feel like jagged slivers of glass as it passes by irritated throat tissue. A sore throat can ...
