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Summary: Seeing a doctor when a sore throat persists and medication is not working is a healthy move, especially if someone can see redness or spots in your throat. Treat a sore throat at home by avoiding smoking and dry air and with the health information of a practicing nurse in this free video on sore throats.
Dan Carlson has a degree in practical nursing, and he is a board-licensed practical nurse out of Minnesota. Carlson has worked in every aspect of care for the elderly and handicapped....read more
"If you find yourself with a sore throat, or a persistent cough and it doesn't seem to go away, you may want to see a physician. And that is what we're regarding right now is how to know when to see a doctor with a persistent sore throat. I'm Dan Carlson, I'm a nurse. First off, what you're going to want to do is maybe get away from smoking. Maybe smoking is causing it. Maybe you're just around too much dry air, or maybe the air in your apartment or home is not very clean, and you may want to look into buying an air filter or a humidifier. Those are just simple treatments, but what to do it to look at maybe there's something causing it like they said, smoking. You may want to look at the back of your throat with a flashlight or have someone look at it for you, if you see redness or spots or anything, that could be a sign that it's something more serious. Certain things to do, increase your fluid intake, maybe that'll help you cause more fluid production in your throat. If you find you can't get rid of it though, you will definitely need to see a doctor if normal treatments like cough drops, syrups, stuff like that don't help. A doctor will be able to help you with such a situation. I'm Dan Carlson."
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