Please ignore the mask I'm wearing incase you're contagious (me kidding) sounds like no matter which it is-that some antibiotic may help you! But did you have to come down sick on the weekend when your drs is closed :(

My doctor's office seems to be always closed. She's been on maternity leave since last December! I'm not sure if it's due to a cold, an infection, or my allergies. I always seem to get this. I feel lots of pressure on my larynx like someone is pushing on it. Also when I talk it sounds like when you talk into a fan. Doctor's office doesn't open again until the 15th.

Use to be when a drs office was going to be closed for a long period-they would name another dr covering for them :(
When you have had this problem before-what did the dr say it was? What did the dr do about it?

Unfortunately no doctor has ever helped me with this problem. I'm not sure if it's due to allergies or a cold. I know that I have allergic rhinitis. I also get sinusitis quite often. When my doctor's office is closed the voice mail says when it will reopen and to go to clinics or the ER. :(

Hmm must be a generic message drs uses :(

How long do your symptoms normally last? Colds last longer usually-is why I'm thinking more towards your allergies...how about a nice cheap clothespin? That is what my father always threatened me with

My sinuses have been bothering me all summer. They bother me almost every day but some days are worse than others. The glands in my throat are swollen most of the time but my throat isn't always sore. The sore throat and hoarseness can last anywhere from two days to a week.

Goes sound like an allergy of some sort

I definitely get those symptoms with allergies, and the duration of yours makes it sound like allergies....also long term allergies can lead to lots of sinus infections, so that fits, too.

Neither allergies, or colds (or flu for that matter) are helped by antibiotics, and overuse of antibiotics causes other issues. Some sinus infections are helped by antibiotics, but it depends on the type of sinus infection. (They can be bacterial, but they can also be fungal, and if they are fungal, then you need a specifically antifungal med.)

There are some prescription allergy nasal sprays that might help. Also, vitamin c and d, olive leaf extract, colloidal silver, curcurmin, and quercitin (sp?) are some natural things that can help a lot with allergies and sinus infections.

I have experienced this often as a result of post nasal drip which was due to allergies and repeated bouts of sinusitis-some cases viral some allergy related. The last bout was horrid. Started out sore on one side of my throat and progressed to the other and it felt like someone had srcubbed it with sandpaper. It lasted almost 2 weeks. Have you been tested for allerigies; if not try to get tested. I did and out of 31 allergies they tested for I am allergic to about 25 and now am on allergy shots as well as Zyrtec, and nasal sprays. I suffered for years before going to get tested.
Also is there any possibility you may have GERD or acid reflux? That can also cause sort throats as well.

I had allergy testing a few years ago. I'm allergic to certain tree pollens, grass, molds, dust mites, and animal dander. I also carry an epi pen for a severe tree nut allergy and I've had a severe reaction to strawberries even though did didn't show up with skin testing. I use avamys a corticosteroid nasal spray which helps some but not enough. I also take 20mg of reactine once a day. I'm on singular, symbicort and ventolin(albuterol) for my asthma. I didn't have 31 allergies tested. I don't remember the exact number. They did it on the tops of my arms.

Bet you don't have that many allergy problems during winter huh :(

I react to dust mites, molds and animal dander all year long. Thankfully molds and dust mites aren't as prevalent during the winter. During the fall I heard there's leaf mold. I live in an apartment building that doesn't allow pets so animal dander is easy to avoid. It's the cold air in the winter that triggers my asthma.

So much for my next suggestion of moving to alaska :(

When I was little I was sick so often I feared my mother was going to put me in one of those giant bubbles like in the movie "the boy in the plastic bubble" well I was kept indoors all the time,,,

I'm not feeling well today. Sore sinuses, mucus dripping down my throat. I was woken up in the morning by an asthma attack. My chest was congested. It seems the cycle is repeating itself! :(

annette,

I'm sorry you were sick so often as a child! I had many ear infections into my teens. As an adult I used to get bronchitis every year and sinus infections.

Sorry to hear you aren't feeling well darknessember...
don't suppose a vacuum would help=suck all that yuck out-not sanity and not safe I know :(