― Trayce (trayce), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 04:51 (eighteen years ago) link
From Britannica:
Complications are frequent. The sinuses probably are always secondarily involved, frequently remain infected during convalescence, and constitute an important focus in which the organism remains to make the patient a carrier. Abscesses of the ear and mastoiditis occur. Infection of the glands of the neck frequently results in abscess formation. In certain instances the streptococcus enters the bloodstream and is carried to various parts of the body, where localized areas of infection develop. Among the late complications are nephritis (inflammation of the collecting tubules in the kidney, occurring in 0.5 to 1 percent of all cases), arthritis, and rheumatic fever.
― saleXander / sophia (salexander), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 05:01 (eighteen years ago) link
http://microvet.arizona.edu/Courses/MIC420/lecture_notes/streptococcus/scarlet_fever.gifLaura's is WAY WORSE!
― jw (ex machina), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 05:03 (eighteen years ago) link
I'll just stay out of the living room?
― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 14:45 (eighteen years ago) link
― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 15:02 (eighteen years ago) link
Before they yanked my tonsils out in 3rd grade I used to get sore throats & strep so often that I worked out a sort of "head" voice for speaking, a nasal one that bypassed my throat as much as possible. My mother knew to get me to the ER whenever I started using it. Yuck. This is not like laryngitis, though, when I felt fine except my voice was missing -- it's pretty novel for the first day or two. Then it turns into "Hush" and there are scary floating guys who kill you & cut out your heart.
― Laurel (Laurel), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 15:02 (eighteen years ago) link
― Remy (x Jeremy), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 15:07 (eighteen years ago) link
― jdubz (ex machina), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 15:07 (eighteen years ago) link
― Remy (x Jeremy), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 15:09 (eighteen years ago) link
I always pride myself on showing people the decency and respect they would show me, Remy.
― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 15:22 (eighteen years ago) link
― jdubz (ex machina), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 15:24 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 15:25 (eighteen years ago) link
boooo!!
and also no more fighting on the sick thread. save your energies!!
― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 16:00 (eighteen years ago) link
No! Do tell!
― nathalie, a bum like you (stevie nixed), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 16:02 (eighteen years ago) link
― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 16:07 (eighteen years ago) link
― Wiggy (Wiggy), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 16:10 (eighteen years ago) link
― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 16:12 (eighteen years ago) link
― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 16:13 (eighteen years ago) link
― gypsy mothra (gypsy mothra), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 16:25 (eighteen years ago) link
this sucks. i feel like someone took a cheese grater to my larynx.
― amateurist, Thursday, 28 February 2008 02:18 (sixteen years ago) link
i have no memory of any of this... laryngitis... x-men dreams... madonna at misshapes??
― s1ocki, Thursday, 28 February 2008 03:21 (sixteen years ago) link
I practically lost my voice too. My mouth feels like a furnace and have had hardly any sleep because of catarrh in my throat. I got antibiotics and just as it starts to work i get a stinking headache so for the 3rd night in a row i cant sleep. argh
― Herman G. Neuname, Thursday, 28 February 2008 03:52 (sixteen years ago) link
Huh. I have never seen or heard the word catarrh before. The Spanish word for the common cold is catarro Is catarrh a Briticism?
― Jesse, Thursday, 28 February 2008 05:10 (sixteen years ago) link
do i have to go to the doctor? cuz my GP moved to East Williamsburg.
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 22 June 2017 00:34 (six years ago) link
Losing my voice occurred around the tenth day of my current cold, which means I don't know whether to take decongestants (dry out the larynx) or not.
My cancer drugs have gotten me better, but also gave me the immune system of a 90-yo.
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 22 June 2017 16:32 (six years ago) link
this sucks. it's not from illness, it's from shouting at a soccer match.
recovery been slow as I train people for a living and couldn't vocal rest.
― cancel culture club (Neanderthal), Sunday, 27 June 2021 18:14 (two years ago) link
had this happen a few years ago in the Philippines due to vocal fatigue too.
― cancel culture club (Neanderthal), Sunday, 27 June 2021 18:17 (two years ago) link
9 days, and some but not much improvement. the order of operations seems to have been:
1) damage voice naturally by yelling at sporting event2) didn't take proper care shortly after3) bad allergies/post nasal drip showed up, causing already irritated uvula to swell4) now most of the 'damage' from the sporting event is gone, but vocal chords is still blocked by thick-assed mucus. 5) cough has developed due to the post-nasal drip
not being able to sing for 9 days hasn't been fun. meh. Steroid seems to at least have stopped the swelling but this is hell. this is why I get on people for screaming at rock/pop musicians for cancelling shows due to vocal issues. this is what can happen.
― not up to Aerosmith standards (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 30 June 2021 16:53 (two years ago) link