I have a soar throat?

I have had it for one week now...when should I seek medical help, if at all? I can't stop coughing all night, I wake up coughing at 3am and at 7am coughing and spluttering, when I finally manage to stop I cough every 5 seconds (litterally) I have given up on those stupid cough medicines, they DO NOT work so please don't advise them.

Please help!

give your doc's office a call, especially since it's affecting your sleep. I'm sure they'll want to see you to rule out any pulmonary issues....

Drink a lot of water; your throat is irritated by the constant cough, which only make it worst. Use slightly lower room temperature water and while you are "drinking" feel the water cool down your throat. Usually cough medicines help phlegm get out, but does nothing to your irritated throat.

PD. if this is the problem, this will reduce the cough almost immediately.

you sure know your stuff ms smart nurse!

well as far as the coughing goes I don't know but for a soar throat you are supposed to not clear your throat but drink some water and while doing this put your head down kind of to your chin saw it in a magazine but i don't know if I'm explaining it right

GOOD LUCK HOPE YOU FEEL BETTER!!!!!!!!!!

try going to the doctor's.. or local pharmacists so that they know what to actually give you for medicine and they can make sure if you are doing/ taking the right medicine or not. :]

gargle with hydrogen peroxide, then drink hot tea with honey and lemon

if you really do feel that sick , i suggest going to a doctor. now! if you dont do anything, it could get even worse and turn into something evemore painful.

I don't know much about soar throats but I think you should go on a doctor's appointment, because doctors know more about soar throats and more.

Go see a doctor now. it may not be super serious but you might at least get a diagnosis and perscription. that way you can try to end it. what i find helps when i have a soar throat is drinking warm soup. it really sooths it...but thats only temporary so really see a doctor soon...good luck

Go to the doctors. You might have bronchitis. You might even have strep throat in which you are going to need antibiotics.

Typically, if your cough medicine does not stop it after a week then you clearly do not have a common cold. It would be in your best interest to check this out before it gets worse or you spread it.

try gargling with listerine or any other mouth wash..but make sure it goes all d way till ur throat..but make sure you dont swallow it..it helps..much better than gargling with salt water..at 1st, it'll burn, but it'll definitely feel better later..

go to the doc, u have an infection

I use this on my 10 month old and my husband and I. We rub vick's vapor rub on the bottom of our feet right before bedtime with socks of course and believe it or not, it really helps. I know lots of people who do it and it seems to work very well.
This is all for the cough, that is until you can get to the Doc.

I'd listen to the smart nurse if I were you :)

your throat is probably sore from all the coughing to soothe the cough any OTC remedy should work or ask your pharmacist for an opinion. Gargle with some warm salt water for the throat. You may want to consider sleeping in a recliner type chair so you won't cough as much until you can get into to see your DR.

Most doctors recommend seeing a doctor if you are not getting better within 4-6 days.

In most places, if can get an appointment at a regular doctor's office during the day it is much cheaper and easier than ending up having to go to an after-hours clinic or acute care center. (I say this because most people don't think of it until the misery of trying to sleep hits.)

Good luck.

I would say gargle with salt water first, before vodka...though it sounds like it's pretty bad, so you may want to make a trip to see the doctor.

try gargelling some vodka

Go for the honey! Take 2 tablespoons and you'll see how fast it works.

um gargle some warm salt water i think you should go to the doctor this weak and drink lots of water =]]

Having a sore throat for a week can't be a good sign.You should probably go see a doctor because it could be strep or something serious--especially if you've had a fever.

Hard candy works wonders. Just keep a piece of candy in your mouth letting it slowly desolve down your throat. Continue that all day. A pharmacist told me that, and it works for me. Doesn't even have to be a cough drop.
I hope it works for you.
Oh, another thing. If you smoke, you would be doing yourself a great favor if you quit.

You may need to get a cough syrup from the doc that has a little codeine in it to suppress the cough and allow you to rest. My husband had to do that last year and it helped tremendously....just make sure you can sleep a couple extra hours to allow some extra time for the codeine to wear off....makes you sleepy....I think my husband liked it too much...LOL!!!

ok
when i have soar throat i use vikcs, do steam,and there is a local tablet known as sualin its very good. keep urself warm

get well soon

After a week of being sick and not improving, you should see a doctor. It's better to be safe than sorry.

Gargle with salt water. gargling with salt water has a cleansing action. If you are suffering from postnasal drainage due to a bacterial sinus infection or allergies, the mucus which drains from your nasal cavity is full of chemicals that tend to promote an inflammatory response. As this stuff drains down the back of your throat, it leaves a trail of inflamed tissues in its wake. Frequent gargling with salt water will help minimize this problem.

take some cough medicine then

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1) Gargle. Use mouthwash or salty water or diet coke or coffee; just gargle.

2) Use a cheap and simple antihistimine. You don't need a remedy that includes headache, fever, sleep, etc.

3) When your body produces less mucous, you won't need to cough to move the mucous out of the wind pipe into your stomach.

If you produce mucous, you MUST COUGH or your lungs won't get air.

4) You can use a menthol throat spray for the pain but keeping the throat moistened by gargling will make a huge difference.

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