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27-01-2006, 10:42 AM | #1 | ||
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Ok a weird subject, but hey... maybe someone can help me
I have been getting soo many throat infections since i had glandular fever (bastard!!) I think i need my tonsils out they look a bit wrecked : Anyways Does anyone know how to stop a throat infection coming on when you get the classic symptoms My throat hurts a bit when i swallow and its a bit itchy burny.. but its not a full pledged infection yet What can i do to stop it coming on altogether!!! I have stuff to do this weekend & I HAVE MY P'S TEST BOOKED NEXT WEEK DAMMIT HELP ME AND MY POOR SORE THROAT (I already tried gargling salty warm water) |
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27-01-2006, 10:49 AM | #2 | ||
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mmmmm bird flu.
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27-01-2006, 10:53 AM | #3 | ||
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What does gargling warm salty water supposed to do? I thought it was something completely different!! ;)
Do you smoke? Sometimes infections are hard to beat and at times when you think you have, you haven't.
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27-01-2006, 11:10 AM | #4 | ||
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I'll SMS you the solution, but it may take me a while cos i'm old...
Seriously, get some Betadine Throat Gargle - that will fix the problem within a few days. |
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27-01-2006, 11:11 AM | #5 | ||
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LTDHO you are too smart
Ok I admit i have been smoking a lot lately... But i used to smoke just as much and it never caused a throat infection!!! Its only been since the glandular fever.. thats really stuffed my throat up bad I cant help that when im drinking I just have to have a ciggy in the other hand anyway pretend this has nothing to do with my throat because i havent touched a smoke since the slightest feeling of sore |
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27-01-2006, 11:13 AM | #6 | ||
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Ok betadine it is though
Uh warm salty water? I found that on some medical website! |
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27-01-2006, 11:18 AM | #7 | ||
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While you're at the pharmacy, get some patches and quit, it'll be the best money you ever spend.
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27-01-2006, 11:28 AM | #8 | ||
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I smoked since year 11 but no joke I never got real addicted.. when i stop a get a slight headache along with a craving but only last a few days and i can fight it easily
I started going to the gym 4 days a week and quit smoking for about 3 months at one stage but then i started hangin out with mates heaps again and a lot of them smoke so i kind of fell back into it I'll try and stop again i suppose.. Poor lungs |
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27-01-2006, 11:47 AM | #9 | ||
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[QUOTE=foxtrot]Ok a weird subject, but hey... maybe someone can help me
I have been getting soo many throat infections since i had glandular fever (bastard!!) I think i need my tonsils out they look a bit wrecked You said it all in the line above. If your tonsils are crook you'll get sore throat all the time. Get the buggers out! |
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27-01-2006, 11:57 AM | #10 | ||
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Yeah I Think i'll have to . stupid tonsils
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27-01-2006, 12:10 PM | #11 | ||
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Why don't you go to the doctor and get their opinion, if you haven't already done that???
I have always gargled salt water aswell when I have had a sore throat, not sure if it really works though. |
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27-01-2006, 12:16 PM | #12 | ||
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LOL getting medical advice from a bunch of car nuts..
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27-01-2006, 12:18 PM | #13 | ||
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ok theres this huge lump that formed when i had glandular fever on the back of my throat the side, it looks grose and everyone says its not normal
also my tonsils used to look normal now one looks like it's been to war and the other is out of shape also doctor "oh thats normal" me "will it go away" doctor "probably not" well my tonsils dont look the same and i always get throat infections now bla bla doctor "nah they are fine" |
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27-01-2006, 12:19 PM | #14 | |||
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Im a member of fordforums not medicalforums.com.au and i know most people are willing to help on all subjects : |
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27-01-2006, 12:19 PM | #15 | ||
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try gargling some mobil synthetic oil
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27-01-2006, 12:21 PM | #16 | |||
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27-01-2006, 12:24 PM | #17 | ||
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LoL whos this indian doctor
nah NAMBOUR Even worse Romaniac where do u find mobil synthetic? |
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27-01-2006, 12:24 PM | #18 | ||
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Umm I know this probably isnt the best advice, but when my throat feels a bit sore I drink straight scotch. Sounds silly I know but it seems to work.
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27-01-2006, 12:25 PM | #19 | |||
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27-01-2006, 12:36 PM | #21 | ||
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i must try drinking scotch
how about scotch with mobil synthetic ill call it motch that indian doctor sounds like a bit of a d!ck |
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27-01-2006, 03:07 PM | #22 | ||
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I have troublesome tonsils too - should've been removed when I was a kid but I was too chicken.
They'll look all scarred and have like craters on them because of the constant fighting of infections. Tonsils are your first line of defense against bacteria/virus. The best thing you can do is to get them removed if they are so damaged. You can try the betadine gargle, or I think you can still get it - there's an anaesthetic gargle you can use. It used to be green - a bit like mouthwash. Tastes foul, and numbs your tongue while you're at it, but it does kill the pain for a little while. If you are able to take aspirin, I found gargling aspro clear also helps a little - kind of helps take the inflammation out of them. Only use it if you are able to take aspirin though.
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Yep, betadine throat gargle is the best stuff ive ever used..
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27-01-2006, 03:31 PM | #24 | ||
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yeah mine are scarred and cratered!!
If they are there to defend howcome removing them is going to help lol |
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27-01-2006, 03:36 PM | #25 | ||
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Well i reckon your one funny dood, when you go to the doctor do you ask him the what's the best tyres to use on your car ?
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27-01-2006, 04:46 PM | #26 | |||
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27-01-2006, 05:01 PM | #27 | ||
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They say once they get all scarred and cratered and stuff they aren't really doing their intended job. My daughter had her tonsils out when she was 3 1/2 ( yeah, I know - too chicken to get my own out though) and she is now almost 7 and has had I think 1 case of a sore throat in all that time. I like her stats better than my own.
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27-01-2006, 05:34 PM | #28 | ||
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Thanks Lisa
I know for sure it's my tonsils now Ill try and get them out as fast as i can.. my brother had his done when he was little (and so was I) and it made his lips kind of tear apart for a week or 2 .. grose |
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27-01-2006, 10:07 PM | #29 | ||
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Be a man get to the doc find out the truth act on it!!!!!!
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01-02-2006, 06:40 PM | #30 | ||
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It's ok hun, I know how you feel I've had diagnosed tonsilitis every month for the last 4 months and it's agony and I loose my voice all the time but still they wont take em out??? Salt water gargle or Listerine every hour and a coarse of antibiotics, I would also suggest a blood test to find out the coarse, Oh and stay away from Irishmen i heard a rumour they can cause throat infections???
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