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I am having throat congestion. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor, Actually, my problem does not seem to be a serious one, but as of now it has become really annoying for me. Basically, I am giving some singing auditions. But, the problem is continuously for a period of some past eight to nine months I am having some kind of my congestion in my throat, ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You are facing this problem because you are putting strain on your sound box and vocal cords. You need to take a break. Give rest to your sound box for 10 to 14 days. Take plenty of water. Do steam inhalation twice a day. Also, I suggest you use some anti-inflammator... Read Full »
How to recover from a muscle injury in the hip due to running?
Query: Hi doctor, I am a regular runner and have recently been trying out a new program running five days per week, with lots of gentle short runs. I have had a few running-related injuries in the past year. I got shin splints and peroneal tendonitis on the outside of my left foot for several months last y... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is very difficult to be precise without examining you. Your recent injury could be an iliopsoas strain or a rectus femoris strain from the hill run. Is the pain deep within the groin? Is the movement of getting up from a sitting position uncomfortable? Is there an... Read Full »
I feel a sharp pain in my injured toe. Is it broken?
Query: Hi doctor, While walking, I missed a step and accidentally bent my middle toe downward. There was a sharp pain for several minutes and subsided after a while. There is no swelling, deformation or bruising. It has been 5 hours now, and I have iced it thrice. I have also taken an anti-inflammatory med... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is probably a sprain of ligaments. A break or fracture is less common from your description. Also, the fracture would have caused severe pain even at rest and not just on using the foot. I think that you can continue using ice, give rest to the foot as much as possibl... Read Full »
I have right hip pain that is radiating to my leg. Why?
Query: Hi doctor,I am a 26-year-old. For a week, I am getting pain in the right leg hip and sometimes, extending to the right knee and calf muscle. I feel that something is trying to project on the left side. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand from your query that you are experiencing some hip pain with radiation to the knee region. Where exactly are you feeling some projecting swelling? Also, since this is only a week-old story, there is no need to worry especially if there is no history o... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, I experienced intense pain in my lower left abdominal area and back for around ten minutes. The pain subsided on its own, without any pain relief medication. Please help. Thank you. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to Icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. I am currently reviewing your case history and will provide a detailed response in some time. Please await my message. Thank you. Read Full »
Should I be worried about the swollen lump present in my left neck below my chin?
Query: Hi doctor, I have a swollen lump in my left neck under the chin. Sometimes, I feel pain on the left side neck. I visited a few doctors, and they told that I have an infection. They gave me antibiotic, but the swelling is still present. I am a little worried. Read Full »
Answer: Hello,Welcome to icliniq.com.If you could send a picture of the swelling, then it will be more helpful.The doctor has diagnosed it as an infected lymph node, namely the jugulodigastric node that is present in the upper part of the neck below the jaw. The lymph node gets inflamed when there is any in... Read Full »
I have pain on the left side of my temple. What could it be?
Query: Hello doctor, From the past three months, I am having pain like irritation of the nerve on the left side exactly on the temple of the head, and in the left jaw in front of the ear. This pain radiates to the back of the ear, below the left jaw, and then radiates to the left side of the neck. The pain... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Such radiating pain can be caused by exposed nerves, infection of the tooth or gum, TMJ (temporomandibular joint) disorder, or nerve compression by the wisdom tooth. The pain is still persisting due to surrounding inflammation after removal of the tooth. Infection can be... Read Full »
I am diagnosed with plantar fasciitis. Please advise.
Query: Hi doctor, I was diagnosed with plantar fasciitis. I am having swollen feet despite taking anti-inflammatory medications. Please help. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I do not know what anti-inflammatory medicines you were taking, but you need to take the correct medicines and the main treatment of plantar fasciitis is stretching exercises. When the pain reduces, you have to do calf stretching exercisesto reduce the pain of plantar f... Read Full »
I have leg pain and soft tissue injury. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor, Before 20 days, I went to a party, got drunk and met with a fall. My leg started paining from the next day. I could not walk without it hurting. I went to A and E and they said it was just a soft tissue injury. Still now, I am having pain and not able to bend it properly or fully extend i... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your pain and concern. It is possible that you have suffered a muscle sprain. I advise you to try RICE approach (rest, ice, compression and elevation) for it.Rest the sprained part for at least 48 to 72 hours completely. Do not use it. Apply ice wrapped in ... Read Full »
Does an increase in uric acid and creatinine levels indicate a damaged kidney?
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 42 year old male. From the past three months, I was suffering from typhoid. Now, I have pain in knees, sole, back, and wrist joints. The test reports show high sensitivity c-reactive protein (hs-CRP) 7.67, eGFR 68, folate 2, uric acid 7.7, creatinine 1.02, total cholesterol 211, tr... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You mentioned that you had typhoid three months back, and now have features of large joint arthritis. With this profile, it seems to be reactive arthritis. If you have heel pain, which is more in the morning once you get up from the bed and put your feet on the ground,... Read Full »