by entcenterutah | Jul 2, 2015 | Throat
Sometime in your childhood you were probably diagnosed with strep throat. You likely had a fever, a painful sore throat and swollen lymph nodes. Strep throat is often painful but typically doesn’t last much longer than a week. Our Utah Ear, Nose and Throat...
by entcenterutah | Jul 2, 2015 | Throat
A sudden, painful sore throat can be a good indication that you have strep throat. Yet a viral infection and not strep bacteria cause most sore throats. Even more surprising, if you have typical cold symptoms like a stuffy and/or runny nose and a cough, you likely do...
by entcenterutah | Jul 2, 2015 | Throat
There are two ways to diagnose strep throat: a clinical exam and a laboratory test. We’ll cover both options here so you can understand what to expect when you visit an ear, nose and throat doctor. Our Ear, Nose and Throat center physicians typically perform both the...