Doc thanks for the response! I visited a ENT last week and he took a good examination of the throat with camera. He said it is really red irratated and swollen. He also said a have some minor acid reflux. He also ordered me a CT scan as well which I went to yesterday. He gave me some pills for my acid reflux, and hopefully they clear everything up & the CT scan doesn't show anything bad. I will keep you posted!
Hi, your symptoms could be due to sinusitis. It can cause post nasal drip and lead to an irritation in the throat. Hence the chronic throat congestion. For this to resolve the sinusitis has to be treated completely. The best way to get to the bottom of your sinus issues is to see an ENT. A good examination inside the nose with a camera might give the ENT more information as well as a CT scan of the sinuses. If it is a chronic sinus infection, 4-6 weeks of antibiotics are pretty standard in addition to nasal steroid sprays, oral steroids, and salt water irrigations of the sinuses. If this fails to solve the problem, sinus surgery is usually recommended. Regards.