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I am experiencing pain in the right side of my throat, i smoke and the itching and soreness is painful, why?

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URI: Probably not due 2 ur horrible smoking habit but a good old sore throat. Get a strep screen and let it run it's course.

Answered 9/28/2016

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Sore throat: Well obviously you need to stop smoking. You may be coming down with a viral illness if it just started and if it has been there a while, you need to have it checked, to see what is going on.

Answered 8/25/2013

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