What Causes Sore Throat on One Side?
Ever experienced a sore feeling on one side of your throat which persists for a week? It may be sore throat gone badly. If it hurts when you swallow and it feels like something’s stuck on one side of the throat, and the pain won’t go away, it may be throat abscess or infection of the lymph nodes of your neck and throat area.
Tonsil abscess is a pocket full of pus stuck in the back of the tonsil. Such an infection may be bacterial in origin, and a doctor may prescribe antibiotics. Your doctor may diagnose strep throat or mononucleosis (which requires body rest to enable the body to build antibodies). If its mononucleosis, it was brought on by the Epstein-Barr virus, which is spread primarily through the exchange of saliva like kissing, or through another person’s coughing.
If you have a child who experiences severe one-sided sore throat, your doctor will be able to enlighten you on what causes sore throat on one side. Climate changes or low immune system may have rendered your child susceptible to the condition. One of the common reasons for sore throat on one side may be throat abscess, or what is otherwise called peritonsillar abscess. A complication of tonsillitis transmitted to the soft tissues of the throat, the condition usually plagues adults.
There are many possible causes of sore throat on one side. It can be viral or bacterial infection. It may be inflammation of the pharynx, or strep throat, or mononucleosis, or tonsillitis, or even repeated shouting in earsplitting manner, or drinking alcohol excessively. Get expert medical opinion. What you are feeling may be a symptom of an underlying health condition. If it’s caused by a virus, the uncomfortable feeling may go away in about a week. A special viral infection, however, may take much longer than a week for recovery.
Time can be a saving grace if painful swallowing causes great discomfort & distress. If throbbing pain & sore throat on one side (which may shift to the other side of the throat) bothers you no end, let your doctor recommend the best remedy for the swollen gland.
