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Woke up yesterday with slight soreness on left side of throat, have not been outside for months due to covid, so can a fan at night on me cause this? hurts slightly in that side when i swallow! no contact with anyone?

Q: woke up yesterday with slight soreness on left side of throat, have not been outside for months due to covid, so can a fan at night on me cause this? hurts slightly in that side when i swallow! no contact with anyone?

: May be getting a cold. Time will tell. Go to uptodate.com and read more. Then discuss with team.

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May be getting a cold. Time will tell. Go to uptodate.com and read more. Then discuss with team.

Answered 3/11/2021

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A member asked:

Woke up yesterday with slight soreness on left side of throat, have not been outside for months due to covid, so can a fan at night on me cause this? hurts slightly in that side when i swallow! no contact with anyone?

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