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strain in throat while yawning
A female asked:
Dr. Richard Zimon answered
59 years experience Internal Medicine
The throat: is surrounded by MUSCULATURE which is used TO LAWN...these muscles can be strained/sprained like any other muscles!
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Stachler answered
31 years experience ENT and Head and Neck Surgery
Yawning: You should be able to yawn anytime. It just may hurt you if you yawn with a throat infection due to the pain. Good luck and feel better!
A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mark Diamond answered
46 years experience Pediatrics
No One Knows: A good question! at present there is no understanding as to why certain infections trigger life long immunity such as chicken pox and some do not such ... Read More
Dr. James Ferguson answered
46 years experience Pediatrics
Its the germ: In general, you can develop strong immunity to viruses that tend to involve your whole body and trigger the response of your whole immune system (meas ... Read More
A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Matthew Wilson answered
13 years experience Obstetrics and Gynecology
Could be normal: Or it could be canker sore, infection, muscle strain, side effect from medication, or many other possibilities.
A 20-year-old member asked:
Dr. Paul Diamond answered
45 years experience Family Medicine
See a doctor: See a doctor, could be infectious, allergic, or even stress-induced.
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A male asked:
Dr. Richard Durando answered
44 years experience Dentistry
Eagles Syndrome: Calcification of the Sternoglyo tendon can lead to a sharp pain in the cervical area. Any damage of the cervical vertebrae could also be culpable sou ... Read More
A member asked:
Dr. Sandra Lora Cremers answered
25 years experience Ophthalmology
Virus, other options: If you have no history of smoking or throat cancer, pain when you swallow food can be due to a variety of possibilities: pharyngitis due to a virus (c ... Read More
A 44-year-old female asked:
Dr. Lori Lange answered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Dissolution: Medication and pharm services work to compound and manufacture meds with coatings to help prevent this sort of thing. Drinking a full glass of water a ... Read More
A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Louis Gallia answered
45 years experience Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
No: No. Should be fine.
A female asked:
Dr. Corey Clay answered
10 years experience Allergy and Immunology
It is inflammed: Would be like stretching a sore on your skin. There are a myriad of potential explanations for throat inflammation: from cancer to gastric reflux to ... Read More
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