Common Throat Problems in India
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Sore Throat
Patients complain of scratchy and uncomfortable feeling in back of throat when having a sore throat. It could hurt when you swallow or speak if you have a sore throat. Sore throat can be due to numerous and wide variety of causes like bacterial and viral infections, allergies, and sleeping with your mouth open. In most of the patients, sore throat symptoms disappear in a few days. However If your sore throat persists for more than a week, or if symptoms become worse, or you develop fever or enlarged lymph nodes, you should see a doctor.
Many home remedies can help in a limited way to treat sore throat. Consuming hard candies or throat lozenges may help with painful throat sensations. Warm drinks should be consumed, like soups, broth tea with lemon and honey. These drinks not only relieve inflammation but also help in soothing dry, scratchy throats.
Use a vaporizer or humidifier, particularly to your bedroom while you sleep, adds moisture in the air you breathe. This can alleviate dry throats. Proper rest to voice and proper, at least eight hours also helps.
Dr. Eshaan Kaushik
warns about certain symptoms to look out for, like difficulty in breathing, joint pain, ear ache, Fever more than 100 or development of a rash. He recommends in case you notice these symptoms you should seek immediate medical attention.
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if you or your child has any of these symptoms.
Change In Voice
Change in voice can happen quickly or gradually over time. Voice can change and become hoarse, gruff, raspy, strained, weak, breathy etc. For some patients, the pitch of voice may shift, going up or down. Additionally, some patients can even have temporary loss of voice. The patient may occasionally complain of discomfort when speaking or singing, as well as having trouble projecting their voice. This can occur due to a variety of reasons, including issues with airflow from the lungs or abnormalities with the structures of the throat, vocal cord abnormalities etc. Vocal cord abnormalities are the most frequent cause of change in voice. Other relatively non serious causes include ageing, throat dehydration, excessive screaming etc.
According to Dr. Eshaan Kaushik, certain serious causes can also result in change in voice, including excessive Alcohol use, Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Parkinson's disease or a stroke, trauma to neck, Smoking and Throat cancer, Thyroid problems, Throat cancer etc. He recommends, any patient whose symptoms are not improving beyond 3 weeks or are becoming worse should seek medical help. Contact Dr. Kaushik to get your throat examined, if you have been experiencing changes in voice.
Pain in swallowing
Odynophagia is the medical term for painful swallowing. Pain in swallowing may be due to infection, inflammation, Injury or obstruction. It is usually possible to pinpoint By paying attention to the precise symptoms, it is usually to pinpoint the source of swallowing discomfort. Common locations of pain are jaw, throat, chest, or food pipe/esophageal pain that is either acute or mild, depending on the underlying reason. Depending u[on the cause and site of pain, patient s may have additional symptoms. Some common associated symptoms include swollen and enlarged lymph nodes in neck, swollen tonsils, fever, bad breath, drooling, loss of taste, stomach pain, heart burn etc.
According to Dr Eshaan Kaushik, a precise diagnosis is essential for proper treatment of painful swallowing. In order to make a diagnosis, he may suggest a few diagnostic tests after completing a physical examination and study of a patient's medical history. He recommends certain blood tests, throat swabs and radiological investigations might be needed in some patients.
Contact Dr. Eshaan if you experience some serious symptoms like blood in sputum, difficulty in breathing or light headedness.,
Tonsils Surgery
Tonsils are two tiny glands located on either side of the throat. They are a part of immune system of body and serve as an infection barrier. Your tonsils act as filters, capturing microorganisms that may otherwise get into your airways and infect you. They also produce antibodies to defend against infections. But occasionally they may not be able to control the infection completely and bacteria or viruses overpower them. This might make them inflamed and swollen as a result (Tonsillitis). It can be acute tonsillitis, when symptoms persist for 3-4 days, Recurrent tonsillitis, when it occours several times in a single year or chronic tonsillitis, which persists for long periods of time.
Tonsillitis is a common problem, especially in kids.
The tonsils are often only advised to be removed if they are creating issues, such as severe or recurrent tonsillitis (see below) bouts.
Dr. Eshaan Kaushik says, many home remedies can help in tonsillitis like using ibuprofen or paracetamol to treat pain, consuming a lot of liquids, Taking proper rest etc. A brief course of oral antibiotics may be needed if bacterial infection is indicated. However, Dr. Kaushik warns of certain complications that might occur due to tonsillitis like middle ear infections, scarlet fever, glomerulonephritis etc.
Dr. Kaushik remarks that he usually works to ensure that you preserve your tonsils because they are a crucial component of your immune system. However, in some cases, you might need to have your tonsils removed if your tonsillitis keeps returning or won't go away, or if enlarged tonsils make it difficult for you to breathe or eat. The surgery to remove enlarged Tonsils is called Tonsillectomy. Post-surgery, it often takes 7 to 10 days to recover.
Contact Dr. Kaushik and discuss about your options if you or your child has enlarged tonsils.
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Thyroid surgery
The butterfly-shaped thyroid gland is situated at the front of your neck. It produces thyroxine hormone, which regulates body metabolism, heart rate etc.
In certain conditions, you may require a part of or whole of your thyroid to be removed surgically. The most frequent reason for thyroid surgery is to remove a thyroid nodule. The nodules usually need evaluation by Fine needle aspiration cytology and if the report reveals to be worrisome, Biopsy and removal may be recommended.
Many types of thyroid cancers like papillary cancer, follicular neoplasm require surgery.
Apart from cancers, benign and non-cancerous nodules may also require surgery if they are big or growing and compressing airways causing difficulty in breathing, troubled swallowing etc.
Additionally, surgery can be used to treat big, multinodular goiters as well as any goiter that may be producing symptoms, as well as hyperthyroidism (also known as Grave's disease)
Dr. Eshaan Kaushik is one of the most experienced surgeons for thyroid surgeries and has successfully performed surgeries for cancerous as well as non-cancerous patients.
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Head and neck Cancers
Head and neck is region is a diverse area and many parts can develop cancers. Some common organs that might develop cancers are tongue, mouth, nasal cavity and sinuses, salivary glands, larynx etc.
If you or your loved ones have head and neck cancer or are assisting a loved one in learning about head and neck cancer therapy, you should be assured that Dr. Eshaan Kaushik is the right person to seek. .To achieve the greatest results, hewould assist you understand your surgical alternatives. Dr. Kaushik is known to help his patients along the way and to get them ready for different choices.
Dr. Kaushik is a skilled surgeon whose goal is to thoroughly remove the malignancy while maintaining quality of life. His aim is to achieve this delicate equilibrium. He strives to provide his patients the greatest alternative for managing the illness while paying close attention to their capacity for speaking, eating, and swallowing and hence achieving a good equilibrium.
Contact Dr Eshaan Kaushik if you want to discuss any complicated case related to head and neck cancers with him.
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