What to do if you have a sore throat and headache

Sore throat and headache, usually caused by respiratory infections, such as tonsillitis, acute pharyngitis, etc., you can follow the doctor’s instructions to use metronidazole, oseltamivir, Qingkailing, ibuprofen and other drugs. 1. tonsillitis: divided into acute and chronic, usually caused by bacterial infection, often manifested as sore throat, headache, bad breath and other symptoms, can also be accompanied by fever, malaise, anorexia and other symptoms, in the clear causative type of bacteria, the use of metronidazole, amoxicillin and other antibiotic drugs, proprietary Chinese medicine Qingkailing tablets, the pain is more serious can be used to ibuprofen for pain. 2. Acute pharyngitis: mainly caused by viral or bacterial infections of the upper respiratory tract, manifested as pharyngeal pain, swallowing a foreign body sensation, can be accompanied by headache, fever and other symptoms, the need to use oseltamivir, cefaclor and other drugs for different pathogenic microorganisms line of anti-infective treatment, the pain is obvious can be used to relieve the symptoms of ibuprofen, diclofenac sodium and so on. It is recommended that the patient go to the otorhinolaryngology department in a timely manner, and follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the use of medication and treatment after clarifying the cause of the disease.