Re: Does anyone has constant sore throat???

[Guest guest]

I'm interested in this one.

I've been getting a sore throat, with some apthous ulcers in my

throat (not mouth) about every 3 weeks or so, often with a low grade

fever. My GP said I had no infection...that it was because my T-cells

were reacting to **stress** (in my case nerve stress and emotional

stress, and physically overdoing it) and my autoimmune system was

treating my own cells like invaders...so it felt like I had

tonsillitis or strep throat when I did not. He said to cut back on

stress, and I have as much as I could, and that actually lessened the

severity of the symptoms a great deal, but I still get them...always

after a stressful week where I've overdone it. Sore throat is my sign

to slow my life down.

My GP was right about it being non-infectious too. Nobody around me

ever catches it from me.

I have found brushing my teeth or gargling with baking soda seems to

help my throat heal up faster. My GP recommended that. I drink lots

of water to keep my lymph system flushed out too, so when I get

swelling and soreness there it'll go away fast.

The low grade fever is the part I hate most. It makes me really

stupid.

I haven't talk to my neuro about this yet, but I will at our next

visit. I'm interested to hear what anybody else has to say about sore

throats and if this is related to ACM/SM in more than just " stress " .

Rozanne

>

> Does anyone else have a constant sore throat? Why?

> What is it a sign of?

>

> Thanks,

>

>

[Guest guest]

I have had sore throat since I broke my neck 4.5 years ago.

I have attributed it to the " glossopharyngeal " injury I was diagnosed

with pretty soon after the injury.

The glossopharygneal nerve is 9th of the 12 cranial nerves.

Those with compression issues due to Chiari could have this nerve

being compressed, I would " think. "

Another sign of GP damage is drooping of the soft

pallette, perhaps more on one side than the other (as in my case).

From Wikipedia: The gag reflex is absent in patients with

damage to the glossopharyngeal nerve as it is responsible for the

afferent limb of the reflex. http://tinyurl.com/5fvkng

Many of us have weak gag reflex or no gag reflex.

So, this is something to consider, I would suppose.

Virginia

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dAlixandre " wrote:

>

> I'm interested in this one.

> I've been getting a sore throat, with some apthous ulcers in my

> throat (not mouth) about every 3 weeks or so, often with a low

grade

> fever. My GP said I had no infection...that it was because my T-

cells

> were reacting to **stress** (in my case nerve stress and emotional

> stress, and physically overdoing it) and my autoimmune system was

> treating my own cells like invaders...so it felt like I had

> tonsillitis or strep throat when I did not. He said to cut back on

> stress, and I have as much as I could, and that actually lessened

the

> severity of the symptoms a great deal, but I still get

them...always

> after a stressful week where I've overdone it. Sore throat is my

sign

> to slow my life down.

> My GP was right about it being non-infectious too. Nobody around me

> ever catches it from me.

> I have found brushing my teeth or gargling with baking soda seems

to

> help my throat heal up faster. My GP recommended that. I drink lots

> of water to keep my lymph system flushed out too, so when I get

> swelling and soreness there it'll go away fast.

> The low grade fever is the part I hate most. It makes me really

> stupid.

> I haven't talk to my neuro about this yet, but I will at our next

> visit. I'm interested to hear what anybody else has to say about

sore

> throats and if this is related to ACM/SM in more than just " stress " .

>

> Rozanne

>

>

> >

> > Does anyone else have a constant sore throat? Why?

> > What is it a sign of?

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

One obscure reason is an elongated styloid process.  When it becomes symptomatic

it is called Eagles Syndrome. 

 

It is very hard to get good info on this, and even harder to find a doctor who

knows much about it.

 

Hanna