Thank you very much for your reply, I'll just have to wait and see what the ENT Dr says next week. The wait is worse than the not knowing what's causing it :(

Hi! I'm a similar age and I think we're in the same boat - although I'm coming up to 8 months of a mild sore throat now. Would love to hear if you got it sorted out!

Hi, unfortunately it hasn't been sorted out. My sore throat is still pretty much the same, I've done multiple endoscopies, blood test, stool test etc. I've been to a private ENT specialist aswell and he said it's probably reflux related but I know it isn't as I watch what I eat religiously and don't get reflux that often anymore. I've tried pretty much everything so I'm stumped. I have another ENT appointment through the NHS in a few weeks so have to just wait and see for now. I believe I have chronic pharyngitis but I don't know what the cause is so can't do anything to treat it.

I also have this sore throat problem had it since i caught a non covid cold virus.   I thought it was usual throat infection connected to a viral infection but its been 5 weeks now. It flares up particularly if i have salt i thought salt was suppose to heal but no it just re inflames it everytime. On my osophegus i can see a ulcer that hurts all the time ive been living of soft or liquid food for 3 weeks and lost nearly a stone in weight which is ok as long as it doesnt continue for too long. Ive also been getting tummy ache more often after eating.     Since i was 14 ive had geographic tongue on fb there is a group for it i thought i was the only strange person with the condition until i found the gt group. Not sure whats related but vinegar and citrus burn my tongue bad. Its depressing i get anxious planning meals and mostly cook myself foods at home.

Seeing doctor monday along last fingers crossed.

I have had the dreaded sore throat for years now and just read through all the posts on here.

I seem to wake up with a severe sore throat most nights and  either spray with anti flam.

I went private to ent guy, told him and after looking can't see nothing, also I said I have a blocked nasal one side and he agreed and was very quick to book me in for a diverted septum operation two week's later, he also done the camera down the throat and bloods with no results.

had the operation two weeks later which has not even worked and the sore throat is still there it wakes me up at about 2-3am most nights, I wake up and it's right at the back of my throat, I look in the mirror with a torch and it goes look a little red and small tiny bumps around the area?, went back to the specialist and he done another camera with no explanation apart from I may need another nose job as it's likely a Bone, done all the nasal sprays and no better, I'm really scared it's "cancer " I'm 56 stopped smoking 11 years ago, I'm physically very fit and the only thing I can think is  I drink a large hot coffeee every morning?

I do feel the mild soreness through the day but it gets way worse during sleep, I'm a bit of a biohacker and do all the sauna red light and pemf therpies, I feel really well apart from the sore throat and some  tinnitus in the ears which after reading symptoms is also making me worrisome, it's just the thought of finding out it's cancer after "three years" of having sore throat and not done much about it, also having three amazing children  and a grandchild reallly pains me that it could be a bad outcome, my auntie has tongue cancer and I saw what she had to go through before she passed away about 30 years ago?

I had moved to a new home 3 1/2 years ago so initially thought that was a possibility, but it's not.

ive expressed to my wife and I'm going to get a second opinion as I think the first surgeon was not looking at my problem as much but possibly more  his pocket, I hope I'm wrong but that's what I had a gut feeling it was? 
I hooe your all doing well and should I find it is the worst I will post back here.

was interesting that the guy with the fillings had them out which cured his throat? I have amalgams

I have followed ty who done the truth about cancer and how we can try to help cancer through strict diets and using lots of modern/ ancient approaches before nuking ones body with chemotherapy ?

god bless you all !!

paul

Hi debs, how are u getting on now ?, I've had a very sore throat for 11 weeks and pain in my glands , a cough , a stiff neck , pain in both shoulders , fatigue , and I feel like I'm going crazy , painkillers doesnt help and double antibiotics haven't helped , plz can we talk xxx( also I have foul breath and glands feel sore but no lumps xx

Hi Lucy... I hope you are well. 
 

I am in a similar situation... how are you doing now? 
 

hope all ok 

Hi. June 2021 I started having terrible difficulty swallowing, pain in throat, glands swollen... the works. It was a fortnight after a broken tooth and emergency filling so wasn't sure connected, a virus, an infection.  It was impossible to lie flat as I could not swallow at all.  Horrendous.. I hate doctors but eventually had to ring.  Got a phone appointment and told to stop taking painkillers for arthritis in case of allergic reaction..  Eased off a touch over the weeks that followed so could lie prone but still bad.  6 weeks later I finally rang and got a real appointment.  Blood tests fine, tube up nose and down throat fine.  Ultrasound spotted thyroid nodules so half thyroid was removed.  Over a year later now and I still have persistent sore throat, feeling of lump in top of throat, effortful swallowing.... will it ever ease off? Very worrying.

Hello and thank you for posting,

You responded to countrylad's post, who last posted in Feb 2019, so it is possible that you will not get a reply.

I am sorry to hear about your symptoms and that you feel they have not got better despite having had tests, investigations and surgery. But I am afraid that It is not possible for anyone here to tell you what is the matter therefore you should let your GP know about them.

Please do go and get a GP appointment and get this sorted out for yourself.

Take care,

Caroline