can otitis externa cause sore throat?
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Symptoms of Otitis Externa: Experience some discharge from your ear, normally a clear, white or yellowy in colour. Redness and swelling of your outer ear and ear canal. Tenderness when moving your ear or jaw. Swollen and/or sore throat glands.
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Throat infections If you find it painful to swallow and you have a sore throat, your earache could be a symptom of a throat infection, such as tonsillitis or quinsy (an abscess on one side of the back of your throat, which can sometimes make it very difficult to swallow even fluids).
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['A sore in the back of the mouth that will not heal.', 'A tonsil that is larger on one side.', 'Blood in the saliva.', 'Mouth pain.', 'Difficulty chewing, swallowing or speaking.', 'Persistent sore throat.', 'Intolerance to eating or drinking citrus foods.', 'Severe ear pain.']
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In fact, postnasal drip is one of the most common causes of a cough that just won't go away. Too much mucus may also make you feel hoarse and give you a sore, scratchy throat. If the mucus plugs up your Eustachian tube, which connects your throat to your middle ear, you could get a painful ear infection.
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The only way to know for sure is to see a doctor or other healthcare provider for a throat swab. Like strep throat, oral gonorrhea may cause a sore throat with redness, but strep throat often also causes white patches in the throat. Other symptoms of strep throat include: a sudden fever, often 101˚F (38˚C) or higher.
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['a severe sore throat.', 'difficulty and pain when swallowing.', 'difficulty breathing, which may improve when leaning forwards.', 'breathing that sounds abnormal and high-pitched (stridor)', 'a high temperature (fever) of 38C or above.', 'irritability and restlessness.', 'muffled or hoarse voice.', 'drooling.']
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Sore throat treatment Most sore throats caused by a cold or flu-type virus go away in a week to 10 days. If your sore throat is caused by bacteria, your doctor will prescribe an antibiotic. You will feel better in a few days.
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An ear infection is caused by a bacterium or virus in the middle ear. This infection often results from another illness — cold, flu or allergy — that causes congestion and swelling of the nasal passages, throat and eustachian tubes.
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['a humidifier to help keep your throat and nasal passages moist.', 'over-the-counter (OTC) pain and fever medication.', 'OTC throat lozenges or sore throat spray.', 'OTC antihistamines.', 'a salt water gargle.', 'popsicles or ice chips for throat pain and inflammation.', 'a few drops of warmed olive oil in the ears.']
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Most sore throats are caused by colds or the flu. A virus can cause a sore throat. These include tonsillitis, strep throat and mononucleosis (mono). Other causes include smoking, mouth breathing at night while you sleep, pollution and allergies to pets, pollens and molds.
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A sore throat may be an indication of chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, or herpes. All of these diseases may cause pharyngeal or throat infections following oral sex. A sore throat is usually seen as just a mild annoyance, but it's nothing to be taken lightly.
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Strep throat, also called streptococcal sore throat, is an infection of the throat and tonsils caused by Streptococcal bacteria. Typical symptoms are sore throat, chills, fever, and swollen lymph nodes in the neck. Strep throat is cured by antibiotic treatment.
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Viral infections of the external ear canal, including varicella and herpes simplex infections and fungal otic infections. This medicinal product is for auricular use only, not for ophthalmic use, inhalation or injection.
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This kind of ear infection can happen after any condition that keeps fluid from draining from the middle ear. These conditions include allergies, a cold, a sore throat, or a respiratory infection. Middle ear infections are common in children, but they can also happen in adults.
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Sore throats caused by viral illnesses usually last about three to four days. Sometimes a sore throat may be caused by tonsillitis, where the tonsils at the back of the throat are swollen. Bring your child to the doctor if they have had a sore throat for more than 24 hours, especially if they also have a fever.
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So, if your sore throat is due to a cold caused by a virus — and not strep throat, which is caused by bacteria — taking antibiotics is not an effective treatment. Some research has found that antibiotics may also weaken the immune system's ability to fight off infection, whether it's bacterial or not.
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Sore throat symptoms are typically caused by inflammation due to a virus like the common cold. However, about 15 percent of sore throats are caused by bacteria called streptococcus, or strep. Strep throat requires treatment with an antibiotic, while viral causes of sore throat do not.