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All About Laryngitis
All About Laryngitis
Laryngitis is a term given when the larynx becomes inflammed as a result of infection, overuse or irritation....
All About Pharyngitis
All About Pharyngitis
Pharyngitis is the medical name for a sore throat and is rarely serious unless breathing is affected by the swollen and inflamed tissues....
Bacterial Throat Infections
Bacterial Throat Infections
There are probably very few people who have never had a sore throat and most often these will be of a viral nature, but occasionally a more hazardous bacterial…...
Can You Still Get Quinsy?
Can You Still Get Quinsy?
Quinsy was well known a hundred years ago. Now rare because it can be treated by antibiotics, it can still affect young people and could become more common because of…...
Diphtheria and the Throat
Diphtheria and the Throat
Diphtheria is an acute infection that affects the airway and can cause blockage at the back of throat....
Do Probiotic Throat Lozenges Work?
Do Probiotic Throat Lozenges Work?
Many claims are being made for a new throat lozenge that apparently repopulates the mouth, throat and digestive system with friendly bacteria. Are they true?...
Mononucleosis Infection and the Throat
Mononucleosis Infection and the Throat
Mononucleosis is a technical term for glandular which has in the past been called the kissing disease....
Streptococcus Throat Infections
Streptococcus Throat Infections
Sore throats are common and are normally caused by a virus. bacterial throat infections, such as a streptococcal throat infection, can be more serious and may need…...
Thrush and the Throat
Thrush and the Throat
Oral thrush can be very irritating and embarrassing for the sufferer, but in fact it is quite common and can easily be caused as a side-effect of certain medications....
Tonsillitis and Your Throat
Tonsillitis and Your Throat
Tonsillitis is a name given when our tonsils become inflamed and often infected by a virus or bacteria....
Viral Throat Infections
Viral Throat Infections
viral sore throats are common and will not respond to anti-biotic treatment and most often the individual will just have to bear the symptoms until has fought off the…...
What Are Throat Polyps?
What Are Throat Polyps?
Throat polyps are common, particularly on the vocal cords. They can be caused by smoking or overusing the voice. Most polyps are benign rather than cancerous....
What is Quinsy?
What is Quinsy?
Quinsy is the name given to a very nasty throat infection that causes abscesses to form in the back of the throat....
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