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A sore throat or throat pain is a common physical symptom usually caused by acute pharyngitis, or throat inflammation, though it also occurs in a number of other situations, such as post trauma and in diphtheria. It can be extremely painful.

A sore throat is usually from irritation or inflammation. The most common cause is acute viral pharyngitis (80%) which is a viral infection of the throat.Other causes include other infections, trauma, and tumors.Analgesics such as NSAIDs and paracetamol(acetaminophen) help significantly in the management of pain.Steroids are also useful in this respect.One household remedy is gargling with warm, salty water. Another is to avoid air pollution.Inthe United States there are about 2.4 million emergency department visits with throat complaints.

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A sore throat is discomfort, pain, or scratchiness in the throat. A sore throat often makes it painful to swallow. Sore throats are common. Most of the time the soreness is worse in the morning and improves as the day progresses.
Like colds, the vast majority of sore throats are caused by viral infections. This means most sore throats will NOT respond to antibiotics. Many people have a mild sore throat at the beginning of every cold.

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