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Have a sore throat (3 days) and no real other symptoms. hurts more when i swallow than another else, hardly notice when i am not swallowing. ?

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Sore throat: Many possibilities. This can be to breathing through your mouth too much, to acid reflux, postnasal drip, viral or bacterial infection (including Strep). Go and see your PCP and be examined.

Answered 2/12/2015

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