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A member asked:
Every time doctor looks in throat it is inflamed even when i'm not ill. i have sore throat that comes and goes for last month. what could be ?
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Can't tell: Hard to know what your doctor meant by inflamed when looking at your throat. Some redness of the posterior throat could be infection, allergy, reflux, dryness. Next time you are seen by doctor, ask what they mean by inflamed and what they think is causing it
Answered 7/21/2016
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