Spring allergies can cause a variety of symptoms. With proper management, seasonal allergy symptoms can be controlled effectively. However, when left untreated, seasonal allergy symptoms can affect your daily life. Spring allergies often cause a sore throat due to post-nasal drip irritating the airway, but can allergies make you lose your voice? Keep reading to learn more about symptoms of seasonal allergies, tips for managing your symptoms, and when to seek medical care.
If you’re experiencing discomfort this spring, you could be suffering from seasonal allergies. Our clinic makes it easy to get your symptoms checked out by a board-certified medical provider so that you can get on the road to recovery. We offer same-day symptom diagnosis and seasonal allergy symptom relief 7 days a week. Just walk into the clinic or save your spot in advance below.
Can Seasonal Allergies Cause Throat Irritation?
Allergies caused by environmental irritants like pollens, dust, and mold can cause a variety of different symptoms. Some of the most common symptoms affect the sinuses, which connect your nose and mouth to your airway and lungs. As a result, symptoms like congestion, coughing, and a runny nose are all very common symptoms of spring allergies. Post-nasal drip is also a common symptom that causes mucus to stream down the throat in a steady stream which often causes throat irritation and leads to a sore throat. While losing your voice typically is not a symptom of seasonal allergies, complications of seasonal allergies can lead to throat irritation.
How to Tell Allergy Symptoms from Illness Symptoms
If you suddenly wake up with a scratchy throat or fading voice, it is less likely caused by seasonal allergies and more likely caused by overuse or an illness. Allergy symptoms and illness symptoms can be difficult to tell apart, which is why it is always best to seek medical care for a proper diagnosis of your symptoms.
One way you can tell allergy symptoms from illness symptoms is by observing how your symptoms behave. If your symptoms are only getting worse over time, they are most likely caused by an illness, while allergy symptoms will come and go with exposure to allergens. Similarly, allergy symptoms are much milder than illness symptoms. If your symptoms are severe, you are likely sick.
When to Seek Medical Treatment
While losing your voice itself is not usually a reason to seek urgent medical care, the symptoms accompanying your loss of voice may paint a different picture. If your irritated throat is severely painful, or accompanied by symptoms like a fever, chills, or body aches, you should seek medical care. These symptoms suggest that you likely have an infection like strep throat, which requires medical treatment to heal. If your throat is irritated after a night at the bar or you have mild symptoms like a runny nose, you can monitor your symptoms to see if they resolve on their own.
Visit AFC Chestnut Hill for Sore Throat Diagnosis & Treatment
Losing your voice can occur due to many different conditions. If you’re losing your voice and aren’t sure what the cause is, AFC Urgent Care Chestnut Hill is here to help. Our walk-in urgent care clinic makes it simple to receive prompt medical care for minor conditions like throat irritation and seasonal allergies. Simply walk into the clinic when it’s convenient - we’re open 7 days a week from 8am to 8pm.
At AFC Chestnut Hill, we understand that your time is valuable. That is why our clinic never requires you to schedule an appointment in advance. Our walk-in clinic has short wait times so that you can get the care you need exactly when you need it. We work with most medical insurance plans and offer affordable care for patients paying out of pocket. To learn more, visit the clinic or give us a call at (617) 582-2200.
