A sore throat means you have a sharp pain in your throat. The severity of the pain can vary from person to person. You could just be suffering from a mild irritation, but possibly also a severe sore throat. The pain may make it hard for you to speak or swallow. A sore throat is usually caused by a virus, like the common cold virus or the coronavirus. Both viruses can also cause other cold symptoms, like a stuffy or runny nose.<\/p>\n
A severe sore throat may mean you have laryngitis. This would make the back of your throat very red and you\u2019ll often also see white spots and mucus at the back of your throat.<\/p>\n
You may also have a sore throat if:<\/p>\n
When you have a sore throat, you may have symptoms like:<\/p>\n
There are various different things you can do yourself to ease the pain. For example, you could:<\/p>\n
You must make sure you don\u2019t infect others if you have a cold or the coronavirus. You can prevent this by:<\/p>\n
You should contact your GP if:<\/p>\n
We don\u2019t recommend visiting your GP when you have a sore throat. You may be infected with the coronavirus. So first establish contact with your GP by telephone and subsequently follow the advice given by the assistant or your doctor. This person may sometimes opt to refer you to the ENT doctor in the hospital.<\/p>\n"}],"original_post_id":"2_100","disable_sync":false},"yoast_head":"\n