Easily get swollen throat / cold symptoms, why??

[SandSurfer]

Hi everyone, as the title says, I get my throat a bit inflamed pretty easily; it itches, feels swollen, sometimes even hurts (almost always on the sides, close or at the back of the tonsils). While most others can wear short sleeved clothes, get a bit rain-washed, drink cold stuff when it's not hot outside, etc, those are almost sure cold triggers for me. Only in summer (20-28°C or hotter) can I do all those things care free.

Past related medical history includes several tonsillitis episodes in a year (1998, after which their size decreased by about half, and I started having mild ones about 1-2 per year). My right nostril is slightly closed , so I have to blow my nose a few times every day to decongest it (funnily, my MD said it was fine and didn't need surgery, anything). I have 3 mercury/silver tooth fillings, which could be increasing toxicity levels inside my throat. They are rather small, though. Something else, probably very important, I get runny nose right after waking up and for the following 2-3 hs in very (90%+) humid places. I used to live in such a place and it ended up being absolutely unbearable, I reckon my mouth/nose/ear tissues could have gotten chronically sensitive bc of that. Finally, I'm 39 years old, male, quite fit (work out almost every day since I'm 12), no other major ailments whatsoever. No medicament/food allergies as far as I know.

Please help. I reckon I may have a chronic infection in the throat that for the most part goes unnoticed, and that's why I get cold symptoms so quickly after being exposed to cold. Any comments or observations are very, very welcome.

Cheers

[SandSurfer]

Still, there is something not quite clear for me yet. Why I feel a bit colder than most, why I need to cover up while most others still don't?

[SandSurfer]

Thank you very much doctor. Yup someone else mentioned the same possibility, I'm already sleeping on a head-raised bed. I do take a lot of care with my stomach as I had GERD about a decade ago. I've been alergic to dust since birth I believe, this is probably the main cause, as it might have become chronic for me to have an inflamed respiratory system.

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Hi!
One possibility is a bad gastric reflux.  Take Omeprazole empty stomach in morning and an antacid gel at bedtime. Refrain from smoking, alcohol, fuzzy drinks and spicy food. Raise the head end of the bed by about 30 degrees. If phlegm is due to reflux, this will help you. If you get some relief with this treatment please consult your doctor for further management.
The other possibility is mold infection.. Allergic reaction to some food can also be a possibility. Do discuss this with your doctor. Take care!

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