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I have having chronic pharyngitis along with post nasal drip.
I was once treated with ceftum 500 for 5 days.
It improved but didn't cure.
Then after 2-3 weeks i went to an ENT, who prescribed bro clear and Cepodem xp 325 mg for 10 days. Yesterday was the last day. And i am better.
However it has resolved 90%. And 10% is pending. So he is asking me to continue bro clear for 1 month. But last year I consulted a pulmonogist, she said you should take ab phylline for more than 10 days. If you require, then move to inhalers. So m confused.
Apart from that, i had a palpable preauricular node, which feels like pomegranate seed and is firm and rubbery and doesn't hurt. ENT saw that and said it's normal. But before the viral i am sure it was not there. Also in the back neck i have a firm and rock hard cervical lymph node, he said to ignore that. But sometimes i get scared as somewhere i read hard lymph nodes mean cancer.
Please doctors i request your help to clear my doubts on these. Pls help.
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Can help you with the next course of action and treatment plan. Would like to discuss in details and provide apt solution. Kindly consult.
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Can help you, kindly consult and provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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Please consult with a General Physician in your area.
There is no place for tele-consultation in your case because you don't agree with the physical findings of your ENT Specialist.
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Chronic throat irritation is the result of long standing post nasal drip , which causes constant urge to clear your throat ,cough . Treatment is directed towards stopping post nasal drip . Antibiotics play some role. Combination of older antihistamine tablet like diphenhydramine+pseudoephedrine twice daily ,ipratropium inhalation and continue with the present medication suggested by the pulmonologist.If you have GERD ,it should be treated as well.Get a blood test that includes CBC CRP.Lymp node enlargement could be due to infection ,but requies clinical examination.
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Kindly discuss for your concern
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I understood your concern and noted the problem as well .I need to ask few more details to make a diagnosis and start treatment and advice which suits you. Pl consult me on Practo , so that I can help you better.book a time slot as per your convenience for consultation.
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Dr. Rashmi Wadhwa
General Physician
37 yrs exp
Delhi
Chronic pharyngitis is the result of constant post nasal drip only so no further antibiotics needed
Broclear / mucolite continue
For sometime
Steam with Karvol drops
Lymph nodes prob post infection
Should clear soon else show to. Surgeon
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Dr. Aditya Prasad Padhy
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12 yrs exp
Bhubaneswar
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Dr. Manoj Kumar
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10 yrs exp
Dehradun
Need few more details
Kindly consult
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