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Can You Get Sore Throats After You Have A Tonsillectomy
Health Encyclopedia: Sore Throat
A sore throat is discomfort, pain, or scratchiness in the throat. A sore throat often makes it painful to swallow.
Alternative Names
Throat - sore;Pain - throat
Considerations
Sore throats are common. Most of the time the soreness is worse in the morning and improves as the day progresses.
Like colds, the vast majority of sore throats are caused by viral infections. This means most sore throats will NOT respond to antibiotics. Many people have a mild sore...
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Tonsillectomy
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...early and severe; can last 2 - 3 weeksStuffy noseNearly alwaysSometimesSneezingVery commonSometimesSore throatCommonSometimesChest discomfort and coughMild to moderate, hacking coughCommon, can be... Read more »Herpes Simplex: Diagnosis
...conditions that may be confused with oral herpes include herpangina (a form of the Coxsackie A virus), sore throat caused by strep or other bacteria, and infectious mononucleosis.Genital... Read more »Colds and the Flu: Introduction
...in the nose.Within hours, full-blown cold symptoms usually develop, which can include sneezing, mild sore throat, fever, minor headaches, muscle aches, and coughing.Fever is low-grade or absent.... Read more »Images
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