A member asked:
3 days- very sore throat. no other "sick" like symptoms. not getting better. now feels like there is food stuck in my throat, like a golf ball. why?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

Dr. Robert Kwok answered
Pediatrics 33 years experience
Doctor can check: A very sore throat can be evaluated by a primary care doctor or an ear-nose-throat doctor to see what the cause might be. Sometimes it is a strep throat bacterial infection. Other possibilities include a tonsillar abscess, a viral infection, a throat ulcer, etc... The doctor has to look at the throat to figure out what is going on.
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