Anonymous

4 years

Sore throat and coughIng

I’m 19 yrs old travelling back to my hometown today. I have sore throat and coughing since last night. So what should I do when I got home later ?

Thank you for your questions. The following answers regarding your current queries are just general descriptions due to the limited information provided by you. Click on this link (DoctorOnCall) for a private consultation with our doctors.

First and foremost, we truly understand your concerns regarding your symptoms and other health problems you might be facing. From your complaints, we believe that your condition may have multifactorial causes such as:

  • COVID-19 infection- You are encouraged to answer the quiz on Risk Assessment for COVID-19 to evaluate your health status in regards to this disease. After completing this quiz, you will be classified into several categories.
  • Inflammation of the throat (esophagitis) - due to viral infection, smokes (from haze or smoking)
  • Dehydration - drinking less water
  • Acid reflux - due to GERD

Some general measures that can be done are:

  • Taking cough medication
  • Drink plenty of water
  • Drink honey lemon water
  • Practice proper cough hygiene

In order for us to provide you with an accurate choice of treatment and management, we need additional details to explore further into your current complaints. Therefore, we greatly suggest that you refer this to your nearest medical doctor. You may also click on this link (DoctorOnCall) to speak with our doctors online. We assure you that our conversations are kept in confidentiality unless additional consultation needed with other medical parties. Thank you.

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