Dr. Nafisa Parveen

Hello lybrate-user, you have mentioned that you have been diagnosed with fungal infection of the throat and prescribed antibiotic and antiviral medications. Ideally a fungal infection should respond to antifungal medications. I would like to advice some blood test to test your immune system. It's important to find the cause of low immunity to prescribe right treatment.

Is the bald patch just above the left hair or is it above the right ear as well? if it is only above the left ear, you can fill that area with hair transplant, its a procedure where hair from other part of the scalp is taken and implanted in the required bald patch. Once a bald patch has appeared it is nearly impossible to grow natural hair in that area with oils and shampoos. Also its important to understand in detail why the bald patch has appeared on the left side and the cause of it.

Your throat is extremely sensitive to cold things as per your description. Only thing you can do is avoid them. If you can't than you will have repeated throat pain. As it is well said that prevention is better than cure. There is no treatment that can reduce sensitivity to cold things.

Please put some mild-warm mustard-oil in both ears now. To be repeated after 3 days if symptoms persists. For further queries get back to me.

Take a flow of steam (of plain water only ) over the forehead through a crescent steam inhaler, eight hourly

Tonsillitis: for tonsillitis, antibiotics added to anti allegic and analgesics and antiseptic gargle helps, if you are having tonsillitis off and on you may require to go for tonsillectomy operation.

It may be infection of middle ear. Here are some suggestions. 1) Do not clean your ear by pouring water inside while bathing. 2) Place a cotton ball in your ear while travelling. 3) Do not clean your ear with any other sharp objects. Your ear needs cleaning from a ENT specialist. Please visit.

No nature has its own defence mechanisms to prevent a heart attack , mouth and nose shut but sneezing will give you oxygen.

Just get your ears checked by a nearby dr and keep cotton plugs in your ears whenever loud sounds are played nearby

It looks to be because of acid reflux disease- acid from stomach coming into throat. You will have to avoid sleeping immediately after meals, eating spicy and fried food and eating small meals instead of large ones. You will have to take medicines for reducing your acidity on advice of doctor. If possible get a gastroscopy done to confirm it.

I am giving you some health tips for snoring problem Lifestyle changes to stop snoring Lose weight. If you’re overweight Exercise exercising your arms, legs, and abs, for example, also leads to toning the muscles in your throat, which in turn can lead to less snoring Quit smoking. smoking irritates the membranes in the nose and throat which can block the airways and cause snoring. Avoid alcohol, sleeping pills, and sedatives because they relax the muscles in the throat Establish regular sleep patterns. Create a healthy bedtime ritual with your partner and stick to it Clear nasal passages. Ifyou have a stuffy nose Keep bedroom air moist. Dry air can irritate membranes in the nose and throat, so if swollen nasal tissues are the problem, a humidifier may help. Change your sleeping position. Elevating your head four inches may ease breathing Sleep on your side instead of your back Consult chest Physician for further management

If you have sinusitis do steam inhalation. Take paracetamol for joint pain. If no relief You have to take antibiotic after consulting doctor

1. Do betadine gargle 2-3 times daily 2. Avoid drinking cold water, have luke warm water, tea, coffee, hot soup 3. Take throat lozenges, 4. Give voice rest 5. Avoid smoking 6. If no relief you have to take antibiotic 7. Consult doctor /me for further advice.

Bleeding from Nose: cold water on nose and head will help...if no result, endoscopy of nose to locate the bleeder and cautery of bleeder will cure you....Also contact physician for fever etc....

Please get your blood pressure check up and if it is there keep control of bp by taking some telma h daily and avoid excessive salt intake thanks.

It can be due to swelling and impaction of wax due to water entry Or due to fungal infection (otomycosis) in the ear.That can only be diagnosed after examining the ear.

You have to do a blood test to see for malaria. Chills and shivering are the usual signs of malaria The symptoms of malaria typically develop within 10 days to 4 weeks following the infection. In some people, symptoms may not develop for several months. Some malarial parasites can enter the body but will be dormant for long periods of time. Common symptoms of malaria include: shaking chills that can range from moderate to severe high fever profuse sweating headache nausea vomiting.

Facial fullness nasal, blockage, post nasal discharge headache etc are signs of sinusitis. If sputum is yellowish definitely there is source of infection. You need to take antibiotics and decongestant alongside steam inhalation.

Put waxolve/drep wax ear drop 2 drop 3-4 times daiy for few days. Gently clean the ear with ear bud after that

Get following investigation done and review with reports: usg neck fnac (fine needle aspiration cytology) thyroid function test.