scratchy throat
Prickly swallowing sensation
A scratchy throat is a raw, irritated sensation in the throat—that dry, prickly feeling that often signals the onset of a cold or allergies.
Unlike a sore throat, which involves actual pain, a scratchy throat is more of a persistent tickle or roughness: I woke up with a scratchy throat and hoped I wasn't getting sick.
- sorePainful or annoyed
- rawIn original state
- irritatedSlightly angered or bothered
- hoarseRough in voice
- dryFree from moisture
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- allergy symptomshives, sneezing, itching, rash, swelling
- coldscommon cold, cold virus, rhinovirus, head cold, chest cold
- illness symptomsfever, chills, aches, headache, cough
- Throat Problemstonsillitis, pharyngitis, laryngitis, hoarseness, swollen tonsils
- allergiesallergy, allergies, allergen, allergens, allergist
- Voice Disordersdysphonia, aphonia, hoarseness, voice loss, spasmodic dysphonia
health status
scratchy throatno symptoms
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