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Throat Issues

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david04049
david04049

A few weeks ago, I randomly started having shortness of breath, where I had to take deep breathes just to almost take a satisfactory breath but it wasn't also satisfactory but it has gotten better where I don't get as much and I had a ultrasound and X-ray and a blood sample done and they all came back normal.

Around three weeks ago, I started to have pain in my throat and it then transformed into a tight feeling in my throat and that lasted a week then for a few days the right side of my throat (Above Adam's apple) then I had a irritated voice box out of nowhere and now I am still recovering from that.

My GP said that the breathing problem could be just anxiety and I told her about the throat pain and she said the same thing (Then after my irritated voice box came), I also got a tickly cough which green phlegm just comes out which I guess is a good sign? But I am not sure if I should be worried or not. I easily overthink and think of the worse. Any suggestions what I should do from here?

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  • jan34534
    jan34534 david04049

    Posted

    David there are so many non-serious reasons for your symptoms. I never had allergies before in my life and I suddenly developed them this spring summer and fall. I had sore throat, scratchy throat, same tickly cough you have. You could very easily have allergies or a minor virus

    . No big deal. The fact that you had green phlegm suggests allergy or virus. Just increase your intake of fluids especially water, get your vitamin C every day, eat healthy and relax.you’re going to be OK!

  • bernipes
    bernipes david04049

    Posted

    I don't think the shortness of breath and the throat symptoms have any connection with each other. As your doctor rightly said, the shortness of breath was probably due to an anxiety attack and the rest of the symptoms you describe sound like laryngitis causing that tight feeling, irritation of the vocal cords, hoarseness, pain in the tonsils, and a painful dry cough that gets better as the phlegm clears.

    I don't think there is anything to worry about so much.

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