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Forehead ache
Hi, I often experience headache on my forehead. Almost in the evening time... This is happening frequently after I delivered a baby. Should I be concerned ? Also, my throats irritates frequently.
Common conditions that can cause headache and throat irritation are
1) Tension Headache (Stress headache)
2) Laryngitis - Inflammation of voice box from overuse, irritation or infection
3) Sinusitis - inflammation of sinuses
4) Flu and Common cold
5) Pharyngitis - inflammation of pharynx (back of the throat)
There are other conditions as well which presents with above mentioned symptoms
Next Steps
Try following conservative medicines:-
1) During headache:- Rest in a quiet, comfortable, dark room. Apply cool moist cloth to forehead and temples.
2) For throat irritation:- Steam inhalation, voice rest, drink warm fluids, avoid fumes and strong smells.
Health Tips
If following conservative methods don't work or if severity of headache is high or it increases, reach out to a general physician for further evaluation and treatment.
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The throat irritation might be because of some underlying infection. Salt water gurgle is recommended three times a day. For the headache you can take a painkiller and see how is the improvement
Next Steps
You need to get few tests done. You can opt for an online consultation so that we can discuss this in detail
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