Sore throat for 5 weeks

[Outsiderz4life]

Hey. I have been experiencing a sore throat for five weeks now. It is not painful what so ever. It's red and inflamed back in my throat and there are obvious red spots on throat. Sometimes white builds ups on there. Sometimes I will get a rash that comes up for a few minutes then go away. Those are the only symptoms I can think of. The doctor tested for strep and it was negative. I do have seasonal allergies and was wondering why I have a sore throat for so long. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[mkh9]

I wanted to mention that Nasacort has a steroid in it. So you don't want to keep using it longer than the week. Even though it says non addictive it still will cause you to have need to use it in the sense that if you don't use it the cells get used to it being an anti-inflammatory. The cells like this and will want more steroid. So in a way they do get used to it. So, give it a try for a 5 days to see if it helps your symptoms. But I would switch to nasal crom which doesn't have a steroid and is non addictive, and is a preventive or to pills like Zyrtec or benedryl. Or whatever non steroid your doctor suggests or you want to try. You don't need a prescription for OTC meds so it doesn't matter as long as it doesn't interfere with any medicines you may be taking. That is if it turns out that it is an allergy.
mk9

[mkh9]

Ok great. I hope it helps.
mkh9

[Outsiderz4life]

I went to the the doctor and they think it is my allergies. So I'm going to be taking nasacort for a week to see if that helps

[mkh9]

If you had strep throat or another type of strep you wouldn't have sneezing and runny nose. Some viruses start with a sore throat then change into the other symptoms. Hopefully they will go away soon. If not or if they get worse see your doctor.
mkh9

[Outsiderz4life]

Oh ok thanks. Those symptoms were at the beginning. The sore throat is persistent. I am not fatigued though.

[mkh9]

It could be viral or allergy. If you have an itchy nose or eyes and are not tired it may more likely be allergy and if you are fatigued no itchy eyes or nose it may be viral.
mkh9

[Outsiderz4life]

My symptoms when I was at the hospital was sneezing and runny nose but that went away after a couple of days

[Outsiderz4life]

He said it could be viral. No high fever what so ever.

[mkh9]

It could be a virus or even an allergy.  Since it has been so long an allergy may be more likely. Do you ever have a high fever? What did the doctor say about it after the strep test was negative?
mkh9