instruction: hello doctor persistent sore throat that feels deep in the back of my throat along with dry mouth for the past two months the pain has gradually worsened my primary doctor indicated there is no sign of an infection or strep
output: hi the above given complaints suggests that the source of infection is not in the throat do you have excessive belchings is there any history of gastritis do you have history of sneezing watering of eyes nasal discharge do you have headaches with heaviness of head and thick nasal discharge which is sinusitis so the infection to throat can be due to spread of infection from either nose or from acid reflux from the stomach these two things can affect throat even without infections of throat per se answering these questions will help me coming to a conclusion