About a month and a half ago I had an ear infection which also included a really bad sore throat, cough, etc. I was put on antibiotics and right away the sore throat and cough went away. The hearing problem did not. I was on the antibiotics for 20 days. About 2 weeks after that I got sick again with a really bad sore throat. After a couple days of that I decided I couldn't take it so I went back to the doctor. They said I had a bacteria infection and gave me more antibiotics. I was on those for 5 days. They seemed to help. Right now I feel like a sore throat is coming back. Should I go back to the doctor? I don't think it's even safe for a person to be on antibiotics for so long. Are there any natural remedies to cure a bacteria infection/sore throat?
2006-07-21 21:57:35 · 3 answers · asked by Ryan H 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
ask to be checked for mononucleosis
2006-07-22 14:11:19 · answer #1 · answered by KLH 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO... you need antibiotics as you may have Strep throat... a very virulant bacteria. Go back again and ask the doctor to take a swab of your sore throat and culture the bacteria that is causing this... and have your blood check to see that the bacteria is not in your blood stream going throughout your body reinfecting you... it is very IMPORTANT that you take the antibiotic for the length of time the doctor prescribes... as there is bacteria still living in your throat after the symptoms go away...and the antibiotic is needed to kill the cell walls of the remaining bacteria after the symptoms disappear because the antibiotic will need to continue to kill the "hanging - on" bacteria remaining to reinfect you...that is why you keep getting re-infected. Do not put this off... as the sore throat can go into complicated conditions and it can affect your heart if it is strep bacteria... Good Luck... BE SURE TO GO BACK TO THE DOCTOR!!! I am a nurse... don't mess around!
2006-07-22 05:09:58 · answer #2 · answered by Callie Kitty 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think for the sore throat and cough you dont have to visit the doctor frequently
2006-07-22 05:33:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋