[PVR]

Urgent Care is needed not an ER

[Pennyt]

Originally Posted by Pairadocs

I don't know what it is, but have never had any allergies that I know of, and yet, for several weeks have strange symptoms, not a "stuffed up" nose, but just a kind of very mild burning sensation in nose and back of throat, a slight reduction in taste sensitivity, occasional "throat based" cough, not from chest/lungs, just a really odd "this is not normal" kind of nose throat condition. Have not gone to doctor as seems not to get worse, and some days much less... makes me think perhaps I have some allergy I have never known of ? Been in Florida most of life, so can't be change of environment ! Maybe some kind of mosquito spray ? Who knows. Never had reaction to golf course chemicals in my life, so just can't figure this out !

Reduction in taste is a classic strange symptom of COVID. Check it out by getting tested because you don't want to infect others.

[Roron123]

Allergies most likely, I have those too so I take Zyrtec at night and the day is so much better 😜

[jmsturm]

Welcome to the worst part of allergy season in Florida. Since moving from Pennsylvania, where allergies were seasonal, I now suffer from year around allergies at sometimes worse than others. Coughing has been worse for about a week. With it comes a sore throat and headache. Thank goodness for cough drops.

[OhioBuckeye]

Softball77, I’ve had a nagging dry cough that’s been nagging me for a couple of months now, especially at bedtime or when I lay down. I have no idea why. I just put up with it.

[omimom]

Don't go to ER or Urgent Care. Get and take a Covid test. If positive make an appointment with primary doctor.

[Lea N]

Originally Posted by Two Bills

After 3 years Covid finally found my wife and I.
The dry cough was the first alert followed by sore throats and generally feeling grotty.
My poor wife is still coughing 7 weeks later, although a lot less as time passes.
Get a test, at least that will confirm, or not one possibility for your symptoms.

My husband and I had Covid at the end of last summer. I had the Covid cough that lingered. My husband discovered if I drank more it would help. I drank water and green tea and it helped quite a bit. And I talked less.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

Please go see a doctor and ignore these, well let’s be polite, well meaning amateurs

Amateur? I will have you know I was premed for my first semester of college.

Cannot hurt to rule out covid.

[rustyp]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Amateur? I will have you know I was premed for my first semester of college.

Cannot hurt to rule out covid.

I see what you did there - it quacks me up.

[Two Bills]

Originally Posted by Lea N

My husband and I had Covid at the end of last summer. I had the Covid cough that lingered. My husband discovered if I drank more it would help. I drank water and green tea and it helped quite a bit. And I talked less.

Thank you.
My wife was advised to drink more, and I will tell her about Green Tea.
Must say talking less has been the added bonus!

[donaviv]

Originally Posted by Softball77

My wife has a nagging cough and sore throat. Are others experiencing these symptoms? Is this something that is going around?

Allergy season is here!

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Amateur? I will have you know I was premed for my first semester of college.

Cannot hurt to rule out covid.

I thought you were "pre-law"?

[Eg_cruz]

Originally Posted by Softball77

My wife has a nagging cough and sore throat. Are others experiencing these symptoms? Is this something that is going around?

Could be acid reflux

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Amateur? I will have you know I was premed for my first semester of college.

Cannot hurt to rule out covid.

JM beat me to the "pre-law" quote

I hope the OP has seen a professional. Since I suggested it, the AAAP crowd (American Association of Amateur Physicians) has chimed in with allergies, COVID, reflux esophagitis and ARDS as well as some very specific pharmaceutical recommendations. Heck, in April 2009 my brother had the same symptoms, went to urgent care in TV twice 10 days apart, was given azithromycin both times, then returned to NY and got a proper diagnosis---He died of metastatic carcinoma of the lung in October. Forty years experience in internal Medicine and I wouldn't even consider floating a differential diagnosis, much less treatment recommendations based on the OP. Perhaps that means I should trade in my ABIM board certification and professorship at the University of New York for that membership in AAAP

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

I thought you were "pre-law"?

Not exactly. Was premed until I changed to economics.

However will say in grad school took a course in contract law and got an A, so I can say that I can talk in legal terms knowing a bit of what I am saying. Which in some cases might be more than some lawyers.